http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Italics/gjcln/post.htm#546121Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546121Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Italics/gjcln/post.htm#546121http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546121.xml.<br /><a href="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm" target="_blank" title="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm">THIS</a> is a good list.<br />.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Italics/gjclg/post.htmFri, 25 Jul 2008 04:22:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546114Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Italics/gjclg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546114.xmlHi,<br /><br />Sometimes I am confused and overwhelmed by the use (or perhaps, overuse) of italics in writings I come across with. I think italics can substitue quotation marks in&nbsp;informal writing (not in formal writing??) but I seem to see them used in places and functions I am not aware of. Can you tell me some basic uses of italics?<div style="clear:both;"></div>