• OwlPaste@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Why is “emotional support” is in quotes? My cat is an important family member. If she goes missong you can bet il be spending all my free time from work looking her. As well as take whatever holidays i can.

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      7 months ago

      Because it’s a quote. That’s what he called his cat. The author can’t say for sure that it’s an emotional support animal, but the owner claimed it, so it goes in quotes. That’s how journalists normally operate.