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• um.. okay, now You usually use a hand gesture.. that is in the picture. I've seen a lot of that. But don't exactly know why they are used? Or what are it is called?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

This is called finger gesture.

• When we try to say some quotes while saying it to someone, we use this to state that it is a quote or any special words we want to highlight.

• For example :-
• My teacher stated her copy as "copy full of scribbles"

Here, the finger gesture ("--") is used in the phrase which states the copy is full of scribbles or maybe its not at all neat.

• It is rightly said," Honesty is the best policy "

Here, we use finger gesture in the above proverb.

Where can we use :-

1. Proverbs
2. Phrases
3. Idioms
4. Special sentences by the speaker $.$

Answer 2

This is called 'Air Quote'. It is a gesture with raised pairs of bend-forward fingers used when making a statement. It is used to simulate quotation marks. Like.. while talking you can express a quotation mark with this gesture.

It indicates that what is being said is either ironic or not to be taken word-for-word. It is also used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

You use air quotes when:

• You are being sarcastic
• Emphasising someone else's words
• Making a point.

Being Sarcastic:

Air quote used with a humorous tone and a funny face expression can be used to make a ironic or a sarcastic comment.

For ex: Sophie, maybe you should "eat" some makeup so you can be pretty on the inside too.

Here, the word "eat" is air quoted and is spoken in a sarcastic tone with a kind-of smirking face in order to make Sophie realise that she uses too much makeup to look pretty.

Emphasising someone else's words:

Air quotes are supposed to look like quotation marks. While borrowing someone else's words, we usually use our fingers and our tone to emphasize that it is a different speaker we are borrowing words from.

Let's take an example: Jayson said he kissed my sister "accidentally." How do you "accidentally" kiss a person?

Here, the word "accidentally" is emphasized with an intense tone that is borrowed from a sentence that Jayson said.

Another example: The commercial said that the product was "reasonable" and "affordable" but really it's just a ripoff !!

Making a Point

We often use the gesture and our tone together to make a point.

For ex: Look Stephanie, I'll be honest, you are gaining an "excessive" amount of weight !

Here, the word "excessive" is air quoted to make Stephanie understand that she is actually gaining way extra weight.