I agree with anonymous. In this case, the quotation marks are quite necessary as it's supposed to be representing someone's voiced opinion. What is lacking is the period or perhaps exclamation point.
Actually, I think the words in quotes are supposed to be more like a catch phrase, the early 20th-Century Maine Dairy equivalent of "When It Rains, It Pours" and "Quick, Henry, The Flit".
This doesn't belong on this blog. It would if the sign read:
ReplyDeleteIt's "better"
I agree with anonymous. In this case, the quotation marks are quite necessary as it's supposed to be representing someone's voiced opinion. What is lacking is the period or perhaps exclamation point.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, it could plausibly be a quote.
ReplyDeleteBut whose opinion? They're not citing their source. And if it's a slogan, it's a pretty awful one.
ReplyDeleteActually, I think the words in quotes are supposed to be more like a catch phrase, the early 20th-Century Maine Dairy equivalent of "When It Rains, It Pours" and "Quick, Henry, The Flit".
ReplyDeleteOr should I have said "Actually".
I'm with blue and anonymous. This one should be allowed to slide.
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