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In legal citations, why are "see", "see also", etc., in italics?
In legal citations, why do people put "see", "see also", "e.g.", etc., in italics?
Please don't just say, "because that's the custom." I'd like to know just ...
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Whence “emphasis mine”?
Writers often highlight part of a quotation to emphasize the point they're making. They use a variety of phrases to indicate that the emphasis did not appear in the original text. In order of current ...
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Formatting a Title of a Book within a Book
How do I refer to a book-in-a-book?
Which of the following is correct? (as my own writing)
Monte Becket is famous for Martin Blight.
Monte Becket is famous for "Martin Blight."
Monte Becket ...
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Citing publications with stylized titles
In a situation where the title of a work is stylized, e.g. "Choose the Red Pill and the Blue Pill", should this title be fully italicized as Choose the Red Pill and the Blue Pill when cited?
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