Silverobama
Key Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
Hi.
Sometimes when I speak English with my friends, I say "quotation marks here" and with my fingers making "...." to mean that the listeners should not understand the word or phrase literally or the word or phrase has another meaning. I wonder if "quotation marks here" is natural. One possible context:
A: I've never broke my promise to anyone.
B: Yes, you've never, quotation marks here, broke your promise to anyone. (A promised B that A would do something for B but broke his promise.)
Sometimes when I speak English with my friends, I say "quotation marks here" and with my fingers making "...." to mean that the listeners should not understand the word or phrase literally or the word or phrase has another meaning. I wonder if "quotation marks here" is natural. One possible context:
A: I've never broke my promise to anyone.
B: Yes, you've never, quotation marks here, broke your promise to anyone. (A promised B that A would do something for B but broke his promise.)