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Why would you ever italicize something to quote it? Italics are for emphasis. Either use real quote marks or the > block quoting convention, which, as pmarrec
by douche 10y ago
Why would you ever italicize something to quote it? Italics are for emphasis. Either use real quote marks or the > block quoting convention, which, as pmarreck notes, lots of people do use here.
My two cents, which is a vast over-estimate of their value, in a discussion of internet pedantry.
- anigbrowl 10y agoWhen you only have one typographic differentiator as we do on HN, you use it for contrast. This is the most effective presentation for blocks of text on HN. Quote marks are frequently overlooked, or I would still be using them.
- pmarreck 10y agoFrequently overlooked? How can you miss those? Perhaps I read slowly...
- caf 10y agoItalics used for quotations isn't just a HN thing: http://www.gsbe.co.uk/grammar-italics.html#italics:%20lengthy%20quotations%201 http://www.gsbe.co.uk/grammar-italics.html#italics:%20length...