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Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks

Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks. Italics and Underlining. Those using MLA (the Modern Language Association documentation format) will use Underlining. Those using APA (the American Psychological Association documentation format) will use Italics.

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Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks

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  1. Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks

  2. Italics and Underlining • Those using MLA (the Modern Language Association documentation format) will use Underlining • Those using APA (the American Psychological Association documentation format) will use Italics Italics and Underlining act in the same function

  3. When do I underline/italicize? Item Example… • Titles of Books • Plays • Magazines • Newspapers • Films • Television Programs • Radio Programs • Long Poems • Works of Visual Art • Comic Strips • Software • Websites • CD Album Titles • American Psycho • Hamlet • Time • The Chicago Tribune • Resident Evil • The Cosby Show • LoveLine • Beowulf • The Mona Lisa • Dilbert • Excel • Barron’s Online • The White Album

  4. When do I use quotation marks? Item Example… • Essays from journals, anthologies, etc. • Articles from magazines, newspapers, etc. • Short Stories • Short Poems • Songs • Television Program Episodes • “The Language of Advertising” • “The Seven Deadly Ways to Kiss” • “The Body” • “The Raven” • “Always” • “The One Who Got Away”

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