Just a question

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Actually, Brom, you cite Yabloka three times in your first response.

(Compare the above with: <<Actually, "Brom," you "cite" Yabloka three times in your first "response.">> Are you still not getting my drift??)

And yes, the use of quote marks can be a form of verbal abuse. That sort of punctuation calls attention to the original text in a way not done by one's original rewording of text. Read a few newspaper articles to capture this idea, or listen to the sarcasm of comedians like Dennis Miller.

Or better yet, just be less confrontational. You don't need to write Supreme Court cases to express your opinion here.

And if someone wants to do something that sounds overly ambitious to you, there's no need to play skeet-shoot with that person's words. Just chill, chat, and be constructive.