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Warp wrote:
> (Another theory I have is this: Cursive is often used in literature for
> emphasis.
The way I learned it, it's not "cursive" but "italic." ("Cursive" purely
means hand-written words all strung together rather than as block writing.
I'm sure you know what I mean.)
That nit aside, I was also taught that quotes go around articles, but book
titles (and foreign words) are in italic, as is emphasis. And that's
indicated in handwriting by underlining.
Thus, _this_ word will probably show as _italic_ on your screen, if you're
using something that does things like make *this* word bold.
> maybe someone got confused and thought that cursive and quotes
> are also interchangeable when denoting emphasis.)
I tend to believe it's just laziness and ignorance over an honest mistake
someone was trying not to make. But then I'm cynical. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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much longer being almost empty than almost full.
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