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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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When do I italicize a word within a research paper? If I am defining "hubris" multiple times (in different ways) as well as using it within sentences, do I consistently italicize it?
  

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Hubris is a a rather ordinary common noun. Why would you want to italicize it?

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  • Hubris is a a rather ordinary common noun.
  • Why would you want to italicize it?
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Hubris is a a rather ordinary common noun. Why would you want to italicize it?
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Anonymousitalicize
Some people like to distinguish between mention and use by using italic fonts when a word is not used, but just mentioned. Consult the style manual recommended for your research paper to see if they have an opinion about it.

When you said mean, what did you mean?

mean, above, is a mention
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