ok, so we’re not really arguing about the validity of the serial comma– but we are arguing style. So, on the web do you treat book titles “Like This”, Like This or Like This?
or, even better do any of you handy, dandy writers, librarians, language geeeks or what not, know which online style guide is the best? which do you use? which do you recommend?
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Always italicize. I continued to use Chicago Manual even when I was working on online publications.
i italicize titles of movies and books but mostly quote song titles. i know i should underline book titles, but i really, really, really don’t like the way it looks.
I italicize, if possible. Some forums don’t allow that possibility, in which case I use quotation marks. I avoid underlining only because it confuses some people who think anything underlined must be a link.
Ditto.
This isn’t something that I’ve
ever really thought about
but now it will prey on my
mind all day
thank-you
the really confusing thing is when you get an english teacher and a research scientist together and have them debate grammer.
apparently they have two different sets of rules for grammatical structure.
Not an online guide, but you can buy a paper version for cheap. That may not help you now but…
AP Stylebook and Libel Manual
I italicize if html is allowed, otherwise I do one of two things: I either use underscores, _like this_ or dashes, -like this-. (Depends on how lazy I’m being, in other words.)
At work we’re using “The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications.” Personlly, I prefer the AP stylebook or “Chicago.”
As for Book titles, I’d rather see them in quotes, unless they are linked. Then follow whatever hyperlink format the remainder of your document follows.
Italics. Only. Ever.
(p.s. the baby jebus loves the serial comma)