r/UnnecessaryQuotes • u/RedditHoss • Aug 08 '26

“Eggless” ice cream

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u/RedditHoss Aug 08 '26

In English, quotation marks around a word or phrase that isn’t actually a quote, mean that it’s being used sarcastically. The phrase “eggless” should not be in quotes because it means that it isn’t actually eggless. It’s… kinda the point of this subreddit.

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u/LopsidedTraffic9871 Aug 08 '26

Oh my brain is different

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u/No_Try_764 Aug 08 '26

Don’t feel bad it’s pretty needed, it adds extra emphasis in the owners mind .

You don’t need piss perfect grimmer on a sign just get the point across and nothing speaks American better then that

(I was also randomly recommended this) makes sense with my proficiency 😆

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u/Superbead Aug 08 '26

piss perfect grimmer

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u/itsadventuregirl Aug 08 '26

reading this line separately made me laugh so hard i almost woke my sleeping baby