ITALICS
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QUOTATION MARKS vs. UNDERLINING ________________ ________________ |
· It is often acceptable to use either underlining OR italics; whichever you choose, remain consistent throughout your work.
· Use italics to highlight foreign words or expressions: o in medias res o déjà vu o Deus ex machina o Aristotle’s katharsis, hamartia, peripeteia
· Use italics to highlight words referred to as words: o Writers often confuse the homophones too and to and two.
· Use italics to highlight word used for emphasis: o Then the cop was arrested.
· Use italics to highlight genus and species names of living creatures (biology): o Most are familiar with the species term Homo sapiens.
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