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> In handwritten and typewritten material—where italics are impossible to render—titles of works normally italicized, words used as words, and letters used as l
by JadeNB 2y ago
> In handwritten and typewritten material—where italics are impossible to render—titles of works normally italicized, words used as words, and letters used as letters are underlined:
What in the world does "words used as words" mean?
- cwillu 2y ago“What in the world does _words_used_as_words_ mean?” would be a valid way of formatting that question according to the guide: that's what they mean.
- JadeNB 2y ago> “What in the world does _words_used_as_words_ mean?” would be a valid way of formatting that question according to the guide: that's what they mean. I think you are answering my question, but I still don't understand. How else than as words would words be used? Are you saying that the underlining here is serving the purpose of quotation marks?
- yencabulator 2y agoWhen you are for example referring to some word or phrase instead of trying to use it in its normal place in the grammar of a sentence. Mean can have many meanings. You may be more familiar using quotes for that. https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/NoneoftheAbove/faq0012.html https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/N...
- JadeNB 2y agoAh, thank you.