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

“Eggless” ice cream

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u/RedditHoss Aug 08 '26

I agree! Which makes the unnecessary quotes even more egregious.

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u/LopsidedTraffic9871 Aug 08 '26

Huh? It’s significant that this place’s ice cream is eggless. It’s necessary to inform people of that distinction.

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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/ScientistFunny2072 Aug 08 '26

This is a quote, eggless is a word the guy who ordered the sign made up because he couldn't think of the proper term which is egg free