Best way to express the purpose of quotes (scare quotes)
Patients have faced skepticism for years over whether CFS is a "real" disease.
In the sentence above, how would you express the purpose of the quotes around "real"? I'm aware that scare quotes are typically used to signify irony or the opposite meaning, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the sentence. I have an intuitive sense for what it means, but I can't put it into words.
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Patients have faced skepticism for years over whether CFS is a "real" disease.
In the sentence above, how would you express the purpose of the quotes around "real"? I'm aware that scare quotes are typically used to signify irony or the opposite meaning, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the sentence. I have an intuitive sense for what it means, but I can't put it into words.
quotes quotation-marks
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Patients have faced skepticism for years over whether CFS is a "real" disease.
In the sentence above, how would you express the purpose of the quotes around "real"? I'm aware that scare quotes are typically used to signify irony or the opposite meaning, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the sentence. I have an intuitive sense for what it means, but I can't put it into words.
quotes quotation-marks
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Patients have faced skepticism for years over whether CFS is a "real" disease.
In the sentence above, how would you express the purpose of the quotes around "real"? I'm aware that scare quotes are typically used to signify irony or the opposite meaning, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the sentence. I have an intuitive sense for what it means, but I can't put it into words.
quotes quotation-marks
quotes quotation-marks
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Laurel
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user1411469user1411469
16516
edited 3 hours ago
Laurel
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user1411469user1411469
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Laurel
33.1k664117
edited 3 hours ago
Laurel
33.1k664117
edited 3 hours ago
Laurel
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33.1k664117
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