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You know how sometimes we say something sarcastically, and do the double-finger twitch that's supposed to symbolize quotation marks? How do you write that in non-dialogue text (narration)? Not desc...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:31:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Klara Raškaj
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2019-12-08T07:31:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
You know how sometimes we say something sarcastically, and do the double-finger twitch that's supposed to symbolize quotation marks? How do you write that in non-dialogue text (narration)? Not describing that a character is talking like that and doing those things with his fingers, but as part of the non-dialog text. E.g. > He gave him a "playful" look. (Would this be correct?) P.S. Please don't tell me to describe what the character's eyes looked like (showing not telling). I know that already. This is just an example. I'm asking what **I (the writer/narrator)** could do to express sarcasm in the text.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-12-14T15:50:43Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 5