Date:  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:43:57 EDT

From:  Larry Horn <LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Re: scare quotes



Barbara Abbott reminds me that some philosophers (Putnam, maybe in "The Meaning

of Meaning", 1975?) refers to them as "shudder quotes". These terms were both

extant in philosopher circles as of the 1970's, but might be older. I wouldn't

be surprised to find one of them--probably the "shudder" variety--in J. L.

Austin's work.      --Larry