How to properly narrate words/terms in quotes?

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gsscooter
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Post by gsscooter »

Say, for example, you have a sentence like:
As per usual, they just wanted to "borrow" some money.
Is the word borrow to be read with a different inflection or is it preferred to say something like "Quote/Unquote"?
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It's a matter of personal preference.

For a quote that short, I'd go with a different intonation. For longer quotes (where it's hard to tell where the quote ends when listening to audio, for example), quote/end quote works well.
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Post by lurcherlover »

It depends on the context. If it were meant sarcastically then I would make it sound different, with more emphasis. Otherwise I might ignore the quote marks.
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