Well, that’s what I get for replying before reading what other folks have already said.
::points upthread::
uh, what they said, I’m concurring.
My favorite misuse of quotation marks is a sign I’ve seen MORE THAN ONCE!
“Absolutely” No Parking!
And these people are allowed to have children?
This has nothing to do with early online convention - the indications discussed long predate that, coming from the use of typewriters.
Well, everything she was writing was kind of like she was “saying” it. So shouldn’t it be in quotes?
“I’ve heard this used as a genuine excuse for quote abuse.”
When I lived in Kansas City, I saw quotes used for emphasis a lot. Or should I say “a lot”?
My favorite example: Praise “Jesus”
Another example: “All” of your mothers don’t work here. Clean up after yourself!
I was never able to parse that one.
You laugh at me, but I’ll have you know I do use italics when I take notes in class.
I practiced the skill during an extremely dull class. It has stood me well. 
Anyway, underlining is a kludge for italics when they’re not available, like I said. If your handwriting skills are less than mine, I’d say writing by hand would be a perfect opportunity. Just don’t underline in a print document.
“Damn” you, Gaudere’s Law! 
Also, please try to remember that end punctuation stays within the quote marks.
Ex.
John said, “Those quotes are being misused”! ----This is wrong.
John said, “That’s much better.”—This is correct.
In the examples you gave, yes, but that’s not always the case, “Indygrrl”! Don’t the rules vary depending on what kind of punctuation you’re using and whether they apply to the whole sentence or just the “quotation part”?
Yes, but end punctuation does go outside of inverted commas, where they punctuate the entire sentence, which are what they use in the UK!
John said ‘Those Yanks might say “Those quotes are being misused”, but they’d be wrong’.
John shouted ‘You Yanks don’t know inverted commas from a hole in the ground!’
It would really be something if Indygrrl admitted ‘I was wrong’!
Disclaimer: I am not actually in the UK.
That first sentence was a bit awkward. Try reading, Yeas, but in cases where the end punctuation punctuates the entire sentence, it does go outside of inverted commas, which are what they use in the UK.
“AAARRRGGGGGGGGGHHH!” :smack:
Going by AP Style, the rules are as such:
BUT, I think it might be different in Chicago style, which is what I use on a day to day basis. Hmm. I guess I better find out. Too bad I don’t have my manual here at home. If anyone does, please enlighten us on end puntuation with regard to quotations. I’d hate to think I’ve been doing it wrong all this time. 