795 - Why People Use Scare Quotes. 'Dialog' or 'Dialogue'?

795 - Why People Use Scare Quotes. 'Dialog' or 'Dialogue'?

We have some theories on why people write things such as "'fresh' meat." Plus, we dig in to the two spellings of "dialog" (or is that "dialogue"?).

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