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“Like, how can I be an ‘expert’ — and I say that with heavy, heavy air quotes — and still be struggling in this way?”

She made mocking air quotes with her fingers as she spoke the last word.

“Josie stepped out of line all the time, and they never sent her away. She was a bad influence on Max”—Ivy put “bad influence” in air quotes—“and the teacher never stopped her from laughing too loud or shouting out ‘Ooo, this is so great!

He continued, “I’ve been in this business for 32 years. I know what hard work is. So, when I heard those reports” — The Independent noted Domingo paired “reports” with air quotes — “I thought, ‘Where is this coming from?

My fingers made air quotes for added emphasis, exactly as my mom had done.