40 Times People Misused Quotation Marks With Hilarious Results
If there’s one thing that can make any regular sentence instantly sound sketchy, it’s some misused quotation marks. It’s crazy how such a little grammatical error can completely transform a sentence. Here’s an example for you: I’ve put the baby to sleep vs. I’ve put the baby to “sleep”. Know what we’re getting at?
Some keen-eyed people even started collecting the most ridiculously misused quotation marks in a subreddit called /r/suspiciousquotes/ and they’re absolutely hilarious. Check out a collection of some of the best ones in the gallery below!
#1 Very “Useful” Tutorial
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#2 Oh No, Timmy
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#3 Starbucks Is Offering Everything These Days
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#4 I Feel So Sorry For That Actor
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#5 A “Loving Tribute”
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#6 This Is What I Think Of Your So-Called Allergy
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#7 My Husband Was Given This Notepad At His New Job. Most Discouraging Use Of Quotation Marks
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#8 That Is Unsettling
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#9 Suspicious Church
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#10 You Might Want To Clarify Your Acronym A Bit
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#11 So Many Questions
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#12 Suspicious Quotes
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#13 Should I Doubt The Safety Of My Holidays?
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#14 I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Been More Intimidated By A Piece Of Mail
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#15 Sir This Is The “Police”
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#16 Don’t Know How I Feel About This “Plastic Surgeon”
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#17 I Don’t Know If I Want To Visit This So-Called “Church” Of Yours
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#18 I’d Rather Not Touch The ‘Rock’, Thanks
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#19 “Sober”
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#20 “Befriended”
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#21 Stop Mom! Free “Face Painting”
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#22 Uh, What Kinda Teacher Again?
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#23 Rightfully Suspicious Quotes
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#24 I Also “Love” My Job
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#25 I Always Buy My “Candy” At My Local Bowling Alley
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#26 Yours? Hmm
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#27 “Nothing” In Car
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#28 Uhm?
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#29 Of Course. I Mean, What Else Would You Even Put In There
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#30 Hate It When You “Accidental” Salmon
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#31 When Looking Up What McNuggets Are Made Of
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#32 Mom, Are You Proud Or Not?
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#33 A What Now
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#34 “If” You Catch My Drift
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#35 Mechanic Wanted
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#36 Found This At A Secondhand
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#37 It’s Written On Police Cars
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#38 Yes, Officer, I’m “21”
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#39 “Specialized In Various Specialties”
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#40 Just Seen In A Microsoft Presentation. Yeah, It Sure Is
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Got wisdom to pour?
37. Not only is it on the police cars, it’s on in… ugh… comic sans!
Haha very cool post, thanks for cheering up. I work on a site that deals with quotes (https://quoters.info/topic), but I will never stop wondering how people can interpret quotes incorrectly.