In a list of such words with the base word in italics and the s or es not italicized the meaning is clear. The terms ises and wases on their own could be confusing. M G says: June 13, 2019, at 1:56 pm In his new 2019 book Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer pluralizes ...
GrammarBook.com says: September 3, 2014, at 7:37 pm In the sentence you are asking about, “Make it ’80s, with an apostrophe,” the term ’80s is not used functionally but is referred to as the word or term itself. That is why it is italicized. Wendy Sorenson says: October ...
And does that quote need to be italicized? Example: “John W. Smith,” Cassie read aloud. ”‘To do so would be a waste of time!’ I totally agree!” Thank you! GrammarBook.comsays: August 7, 2018, at 6:59 pm Your sentence is punctuated correctly. There is no reason to italicize...
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In the following sentence, are the commas around “by Nora Roberts” correct? I know that the book title needs to be italicized, but I could not format it that way in this comment box. In the fall, students will need to read Born in Fire, by Nora Roberts, in order to get English ...
GrammarBook.comsays: March 28, 2012, at 7:34 pm Yes. Use [sic] to indicate that something incorrectly written is intentionally being left as it was in the original. However, it would be clearer to write [sic] in roman if the text is italicized. For example:Gone Width[sic]the Wind....
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Using what you’ve learned in this article, identify if the italicized words apply correct (or preferable) usage. 1. After watching several YouTube videos, I was able to hack custom tuning keys for my guitar. a) Yes b) No 2. Firstly, it’s too cold to go to the concert. Secondly,...
GrammarBook.com says: April 17, 2017, at 6:39 pm The answer depends on which style guide you choose to follow. We suggest you visit the Purdue Owl page on Research and Citation Resources, and select a style guide to follow. Titles of books are italicized. See our post Titles of B...
I would italicize American, but it is hard to see that the “r” is italicized since it is only one letter, so it seems best to put it in quotes. GrammarBook.com says: September 26, 2020, at 5:41 am The Chicago Manual of Style’s Rule 7.64 says, “Individual letters and ...