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Definite article, italics/quotations for a document name?
The below text is an extract from a document titled Technical Specification 13 Meter Harbor Tug.
Is it sufficient to have the title capitalized or do I need to put it into italics/quotes when ...
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Capitalization for unique title and quotations trickiness in inner thought
So, I have been writing and wonder whether to capitalize the word "master."
No rush here, I know that without name the word like this won't be capitalized. But if it use as a substitute for ...
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Do I need to use quotes when referring to something? [closed]
Do I need to use quotes here?
You can find those terms under the separate section called “Earthquakes” later in this chapter.
If no quotes are needed, must the word Earthquake still start with a ...
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What is the correct use of hyphens and capitals in "Big Brother style pop competition"? [duplicate]
Not sure it technically should have any, but a Big Brother style pop competition feels like quite a mouthful as it is so I’m wondering whether hyphens might help.
Also want to check the ...
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How to stylize specialist domain terminology [closed]
So I'm a software engineer and I was recently writing some documentation about an application. Said application has some functions/classes/etc whose names are overloaded with common English words and ...
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How to punctuate one word quotes in a sentence
Please tell me which one is correct...
They said "no" because the children needed an adult with them.
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They said, "No," because the children needed an adult with them.
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They said no because ...
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What are the capitalization / italicization rules for Betta fish?
I recently edited this question on Pets.SE regarding fish compatability. The original author used mixed capitalization of "Betta" fish, but did not capitalize "neon tetra".
The Wikipedia entry on ...
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