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University Documents. We use italics characters set in type that slants to the right and underlining to distinguish certain words from others within the text. These typographical devices mean the same thing; therefore, it would be unusual to use both within the same text and it would certainly be unwise to italicize an underlined word.
As word-processors and printers become more sophisticated and their published products more professional looking, italics are accepted by more and more instructors. Still, some instructors insist on underlines probably because they went to school when italics were either technically difficult or practically unreadable. It is still a good idea to ask your instructor before using italics.
In this section, we will use italics only, but they should be considered interchangeable with underlined text. These rules and suggestions do not apply to newspaper writing, which has its own set of regulations in this matter.
Italics do not include punctuation marks end marks or parentheses, for instance next to the words being italicized unless those punctuation marks are meant to be considered as part of what is being italicized: "Have you read Stephen King's Pet Semetary?
The question mark is not italicize here. Also, do not italicize the apostrophe-s which creates the possessive of a title: "What is the Courant 's position on this issue? Titles Generally, we italicize the titles of things that can stand by themselves.
See the examples below:. Punctuating titles can cause trouble for some writers, but the rule is actually quite simple: If the punctuation is part of the title, include it in the italics or quotation marks.
In the first sentence, the title itself is a question, so the question mark is italicized as part of the title. In the second sentence, however, the title is not a question; rather, the sentence as a whole is a question.
Therefore, the question mark is not italicized. The rules for emphasizing titles may seem straightforward, but there are exceptions. What happens if you have more than one title, for instance? Note that if the title contains ending punctuation marks, those should be included within the quotation marks. Knopf , Chapter title in a book or anthology :. Howard, Rebecca Moore. Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers:. Houtman, Eveline. Web page:.
Meade, Rita. Entire Website:. Screwy Decimal.
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