"scare" "quotes"

[waider]

I still don't understand what the BBC are up to with their headlines. Today, we have

Bigley 'handed' to another group
Spain vows to 'crush' Eta

but despite this frequent use of scare quotes, they still managed

Psycho actress Janet Leigh dies

which IMHO could have done with said quotes to avoid implying that Leigh was short a few marbles.

Comments

[opadit.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're quotes for emphasis; I think they're quotes because they're quoting the term or phrase of a source in the article.

But, yeah, the film title should have been in quotes if italics weren't available.

[ikkyu2.livejournal.com]

'Psycho actress' Janet Leigh dies
Psycho 'actress' Janet Leigh dies
Psycho actress Janet Leigh 'dies'

The permutations are INDIVISIBLE!

[mskala.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I saw a sign that read as follows:

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