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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Boldface
Can we use boldface instead of italics, underlining, and quote marks?
Example-
The word prevaricate means to lie.
Instead of-
The word prevaricate means "to lie."
The word "prevaricate" means "to lie."
Example-
The word prevaricate means to lie.
Instead of-
The word prevaricate means "to lie."
The word "prevaricate" means "to lie."
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Personally, I don't think it is so much the rule (if any) as it is the preference which is at play here as far as your question is concerned. Boldface Italic Quotation marks Underlined All of the above are devices that we use to suggest attentions, foucs on something special, or contrastively, to isolate a specific context. As long as we are consistent in our usage, I think it's ok to use any of the above.
- Personally, I don't think it is so much the rule (if any) as it is the preference which is at play here as far as your question is concerned.
- Boldface Italic Quotation marks Underlined All of the above are devices that we use to suggest attentions, foucs on something special, or contrastively, to isolate a specific context.
- As long as we are consistent in our usage, I think it's ok to use any of the above.
- But Boldface and double-quote are the two I prefer the most.
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Personally, I don't think it is so much the rule (if any) as it is the preference which is at play here as far as your question is concerned.
Boldface
Italic
Quotation marks
Underlined
All of the above are devices that we use to suggest attentions, foucs on something special, or contrastively, to isolate a specific context. As long as we are consistent in
Boldface
Italic
Quotation marks
Underlined
All of the above are devices that we use to suggest attentions, foucs on something special, or contrastively, to isolate a specific context. As long as we are consistent in
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On these boards I often use bold and underline to draw attention to the words or phrases in question. I always use italics and quotes for titles, but quotes often appear in my posts where I normally use bold and underline. In formal writing I am much more consistent.
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Hi,
I often use colour.
Remember that many of the traditional methods arose in a time when people wrote extensively by hand, eg with a pen. They had fewer options available to them than we now have in the computer age.
Clive
I often use colour.
Remember that many of the traditional methods arose in a time when people wrote extensively by hand, eg with a pen. They had fewer options available to them than we now have in the computer age.
Clive
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Uh, of cource the colors! Especially when we try to compare, contrast or differentiate several scenarios or items. [Y]
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