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akerl_yesterday at 7:56 PM1 replyview on HN

What the heck is up with people today.

Using quotes around something where you’re actually doing a strawman paraphrase of another commenter you disagree with is bad form.


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stavrostoday at 1:41 AM

It was clear that the original comment didn't say that, since we can see it right above. It was clear to me that the GP was using quotes as a way to use direct speech, not to imply that the GP literally said those words.