Grammar for Titles
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Grammar for Titles
I know English is mad crazy, and that the Internet for so long has made links underlined and that generally, people don't like underlined text.
I mean American English dictates (or at least it did 9+ years ago) that titles be something like:
"Poem, Essay, Short Story, Short Film"
Book, Feature Length Film
Chapter, Section, Etc.
And then I have no idea about plays and other things but...
What's the general convention for titles on the Internet as far as this particular forum goes (I know everyone has different rules about English that they follow so...)?
I'm never indirect/insinuating w/out explicitly saying I am (but may not say exactly what). I have a large vocabulary, but use common speech (not all are the same reading level or speak native English). What I say means exactly that and nothing else.
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Re: Grammar for Titles
"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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Re: Grammar for Titles
So everything as per usual except anything underlined, switch to bold?
I'm never indirect/insinuating w/out explicitly saying I am (but may not say exactly what). I have a large vocabulary, but use common speech (not all are the same reading level or speak native English). What I say means exactly that and nothing else.
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"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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Re: Grammar for Titles
Well, English is essentially defined by its misuse...Scott wrote:If you want. I personally switch to italic print or quotation marks. In fact, I was always under the impression that that was acceptable in any situation, not just on the internet. When I was in grade school, I thought we could put the book title in italic rather than underline, but I may be misremembering.
Technically, "irregardless" IS a word. I mean, even the University of Chicago can't even agree on its own writing style (Chicago Style).
I'm never indirect/insinuating w/out explicitly saying I am (but may not say exactly what). I have a large vocabulary, but use common speech (not all are the same reading level or speak native English). What I say means exactly that and nothing else.
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