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Q&A Do I quote this, italicize, or something else?

The sentence is: “Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word books scrawled across the side. What do I do with the word, "books"? Do I quote it (as above)? Sh...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by user249705‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:28:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24048
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user249705‭ · 2019-12-08T05:28:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
The sentence is:

“Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word books scrawled across the side.

What do I do with the word, "books"?

Do I quote it (as above)?

Should I italicize it?

Is there a rule here or is it predominantly an issue of style and/or author preference?

What do you think?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-08-06T16:23:24Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 3