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Q&A Should I italicize neologisms created by communities?

It's entirely stylistic. In certain books neologisms will not be italicized, in others they will be. It's important to stick to it though and not change what you're doing. If you italicize one, be ...

posted 8y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Daniel Cann‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
It's entirely stylistic. In certain books neologisms will not be italicized, in others they will be. It's important to stick to it though and not change what you're doing. If you italicize one, be sure to italicize the rest.

Out of most books I've read, they haven't actually been italicized, so perhaps you could go with that.

Good luck!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-03T06:34:51Z (almost 8 years ago)
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