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2005-10-13
OK, I am prepared to admit I overreacted a bit and this will be my last post on the subject.
Quote marks can indicate two things: sarcasm, or, more likely, well, quoted text.
Is it actually proper English to quote a single word from an article like that? If so, it's certainly misleading. Consider the following two sentences.
VP Cheney accidentally shot a man yesterday.
VP Cheney 'accidentally' shot a man yesterday.
I'm sure in his press release Cheney said 'accidentally' somewhere, but if you quote that in the headline it seems very sarcastic.