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'in the trade' and 'in the know' Why are there quotation marks ?

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Peaceblinkfriend  +  368494 Mon, 21 May 07 04:12 PM
In this sentence, why are there quotation marks for the words in the trade and in the know ?

Most trades and professions have their own slang words, often shorter and simpler words for technical terms, which are used partly for convenience and partly to show that the speaker is 'in the trade' and 'in the know'.

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Tidus  +  368511 Mon, 21 May 07 04:34 PM

I'm not really sure.  I'm thinking it's because 'in the trade' and 'in the know' are stand alone phrases that someone must have said originally, and therefore it's correct to put them in quotes?
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