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Guest  #78168  Thu, 03 Mar 05 07:47 PM
When mentioning the name of a book in a letter, what is the correct way to write it? Is it to be italicized, put in quotation marks, ?
  
Mister Micawber  #78279  Fri, 04 Mar 05 05:50 AM

If you are writing on a computer, italicize book titles, names of periodicals, music album titles. Use quotation marks for short stories, article titles, song titles. If the letter is handwritten, italics are replaced by underlining.

  
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Anonymous  #498734  Thu, 10 Apr 08 12:25 AM

do i italisize the title of a book?
  
Grammar Geek  #498744  Thu, 10 Apr 08 01:28 AM

Anonymous

do i italisize the title of a book?

 

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If you are writing on a computer, italicize book titles, names of periodicals, music album titles. Use quotation marks for short stories, article titles, song titles. If the letter is handwritten, italics are replaced by underlining.

Try looking up one post from yours.
  
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Anonymous  #515023  Sat, 17 May 08 11:47 PM

I think that you would be able to write a book title however you like! It is all your choice!

You could write it like:

        WORST 

The Awesomest Day

Its all your choice,

Soon to be Famous AuthorBig Smile
  
Clive  #515030  Sun, 18 May 08 12:03 AM

Hi,

However, if you just write in any way that you want, people might not understand that it is a book title.Smile

Clive
  
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