Guide of men of war 2 editor6/29/2023 ![]() This is only a very short list, but most named nouns are treated similarly.Ĭar manufacturers General Motors, Volkswagen, ToyotaĬar brands or divisions: Buick, Chevrolet Items in the following categories need neither italics nor quotation marks (unless italics or quotation marks are an intrinsic part of the title). A quick rule: Names (of people, places, and things) need to be capitalized, but titles (of things) need both capitalization and either quotation marks or italics. That’s it for most named people or things or places-most are capitalized but do not require italics or quotation marks. ![]() Yet a name is a name, and spelling or capitalizing it the way its creators intended may well be the better choice. You may make a style decision and capitalize such words according to established rules, and that would be a valid decision. Note that home pages of websites may feature decorative text look at pages with corporate details for correct information. Refer to dictionaries and to company guidelines or Internet sources for correct capitalization and spelling. ![]() So Fido is capitalized, but dog is not Aunt Margaret (used as a name) is capitalized, but my aunt is not my aunt Margaret gets a mix of capitalization.īrand names and trademarks are typically capitalized, but some have unusual capitalizations (iPad, eBay, TaylorMade, adidas). Nouns are typically the words that you’ll capitalize, but not all nouns are capitalized. But when a title is not used as a name-the president is young, the pastor can sing-no capitalization is required. When a person’s title is paired with a name-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Reverend Thomas-both name and title are capitalized. The same is true for Disney World, the Grand Canyon, Edie’s Bistro, and the World Series. Smith, Grandma Elliott, and Fido are capitalized but not italicized or put in quotation marks. (There are exceptions, of course.)Ĭapitalize names of people, places, and things. This is one writing question that’s easy to overthink once you begin editing, but a name usually only needs to be capitalized it typically doesn’t require italics or quotation marks. A quick rule: Simple names need only be capitalized-no other marks are necessary. Yet sometimes writers are confused about italics and quotation marks, especially when dealing with named entities. Most words in your manuscript will be roman text-unchanged by italics-and, apart from dialogue, will not be enclosed by quotation marks. ![]() Not all text that seems to require italics or quotation marks actually does. Let’s start with the last option-plain text-first. Without underlining, the choices are italics, quotation marks, and unmarked or plain text. I’m strictly addressing fiction manuscripts here. Note: Underlining may be required for school or college writing projects or other purposes. Writers used to underline text where they intended italics, but because it’s now so easy to see and find and identify italics, underlining is no longer necessary, not for fiction manuscripts. To start off, I will point out that there is no need to underline anything in a novel manuscript. And if you self-publish, when you’re the one doing the editing, you’ll definitely want to know how and when to use both italics and quotation marks and know how to choose between them. And when rules are followed, the manuscript will have consistency if you don’t know the rules, it’s likely that you won’t make the same choices consistently throughout a story. The cleaner the manuscript, the fewer problems it will be perceived to have. Yet knowing when to use both italics and quotation marks is useful and important for writers. By Fiction Editor Beth Hill last modified March 4, 2017Īn error in the use of italics or quotation marks-using one rather than the other or not using either when their use is required-is not likely a problem that will have an agent or publisher turning down your manuscript, especially if your manuscript isn’t bulging with other errors.
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