I know I am being the grammar police but...quote is a verb! Quotation would be the noun. Yet people say "here are some quotes." What do you think?
I think using quote as a noun is poor grammar
It's in dictionaries as an informal usage. It is an abbreviated way of saying quotation.
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Quote is acceptable as a noun or a verb according to the OED. And the OED is the definitive guide to the english language
Anyway, languages evolve. Look at Shakespearian writing, and how different it is from modern english. Things like Quote as a noun aren't so weird when you look at it like that.
Police sounds so boring and don't make for good videos.
Except the ones where the police beats up kids for breaking the rules, those are fantastic
" its short form for quotation. "Its not.
But it doesn't matter. Language is about expressing meaning and this mistake has become so common that it doesn't matter any more. Nobody is going to respond to "Here's a quote I found in a book" with "WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?".
" @Insectecutor said:Your correcting my grammar in the stupid grammar thread?" I could care less. "Do you mean you couldn't care less? "
" @WickedFather said:Yeah I thought it was obvious you were doing it on purpose to be a jerk. Which I am in favor of." @Insectecutor said:Your correcting my grammar in the stupid grammar thread? "" I could care less. "Do you mean you couldn't care less? "
" @WickedFather said:Another one?! ARG again!" @Insectecutor said:Your correcting my grammar in the stupid grammar thread? "" I could care less. "Do you mean you couldn't care less? "
" @fazzle said:" I just find the entire basis of the thread hilarious, based on the fact that the word quote IS a noun in the topic title. "By that logic, every word is a noun, unless you are actually talking about the lack of quotation marks around "quote." "
Using is the verb in the sentence, while quote, along with grammar, are the nouns.
Technically, languages devolve, not evolve. Common speech, in general, has become more and more relaxed and informal over the years, to the point where eventually people will be communicating to each other entirely through grunts and one-syllable words. No, I'd say helping the grammar police slow this process down even a little would be a good thing.
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