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| italicize? Magazine title: The Etude Music Magazine (I will always italicize that). Cartoon series title...know if The Etude should be italicized in this case). A. A magazine title is always italic, even if...it’s within a title in quotation marks. Please see CMOS 8.173 (“Italicized Terms and Titles within... |
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| FAQ Item Italics and Quotation Marks Q. Should the apostrophe in an italicized word in possessive...plural form be italicized? Example: If I italicize the possessive form of the word pirates, would the...apostrophe also be italicized? A. That depends. If you’re referring to the plural possessive form... |
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| Manual be italicized in the text? What about when it is referred to only as the DSM? A. Yes...; italicize a book title and its abbreviation: the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).... |
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| italicize “good” throughout or only initially? If I use “good” as a word but don’t say “the word” before I...use it this way, should I still italicize it? A. Always italicize or use quotation marks the first... |
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| FAQ Item Proper Names Q. In CMOS (chapter 8), I have read that one should italicize the genus name...been taught not to italicize the genus name if it doesn’t have a species name with it or an sp. for...every genus name in italicized form? I am currently copyediting a book for grade 7 teachers and I have... |
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| FAQ Item Proper Names Q. Dear Chicago experts, do we italicize a ship’s name in quoted dialogue? My...client says it should be italicized generally, but not in dialogue. A. Although CMOS is silent on... |
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| should remain italicized. In addition, there is a dialogue in which a character asks, “Do you remember...in Harry Potter, when the students are walking up the stairs?” I also think this should be italicized ...readers know you’re referring to a book (or movie, actually, which we also italicize) rather than a... |
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| punctuation following italicized words, and I am speechless. I’m afraid I’ll have to look for a new...point after an italicized word. What’s wrong with you? Why couldn’t you leave well enough alone... |
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| FAQ Item Capitalization Q. Besides italicization, does “ceteris paribus” require an initial C? In...equal, CMOS doesn’t recommend italicizing any Latin phrase common enough to be included in a dictionary like American Heritage or Merriam-Webster.... |
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| when the thought contains the name of a book (which is also italicized)? For example: I wonder where...I can get hold of a copy of Julius Caesar. Do I italicize “Julius Caesar,” or do I toggle and make... |
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