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Q&A When dialog is italicized, should the quotation marks be italicized as well?

For example, in the following exchange, "Shut up!" she yelled. "I can't think when you ramble." (For context, it's for a novel or online story publication.) I want to emphasize the two words ...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by whiterook6‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:28:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24051
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar whiterook6‭ · 2019-12-08T05:28:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
For example, in the following exchange,

> "Shut up!" she yelled. "I can't think when you ramble."

(For context, it's for a novel or online story publication.) I want to emphasize the two words shut up using italics. Normally, if there was only one word or a part of a sentence emphasized, I would only italicize that word or part:

> "I said there were _three_ people missing. Can't you ever listen?"

Clearly, only the word is italicized. What if the whole dialog is emphasized? Which is correct:

> "_Shut up_!" she yelled. (only the two words are italicized)
> 
> "_Shut up!_" she yelled (the exclamation mark is italicized)
> 
> _"Shut up!"_ she yelled (the whole sentence, including quotation marks, is italicized.)

Or are none of these correct?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-08-07T00:31:56Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 7