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Q&A Some doubts on the use of Italicized words

Okay here's the thing. After a tough verbal fight with my friend, I concluded that I will post this question here and get some concrete answers. According to what I feel, italicized words are use...

3 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Amin Mohamed Ajani‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:25:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/5950
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Amin Mohamed Ajani‭ · 2019-12-08T02:25:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
Okay here's the thing. After a tough verbal fight with my friend, I concluded that I will post this question here and get some concrete answers.

According to what I feel, italicized words are used

- **For internal monologues**

- **For stressing on certain words**

* * *

**But is this valid?**

I saw her look towards me as I entered the office, "It was him." I turned around to see who she was pointing at. But there was no one. She was not looking looking _towards_ me.She was looking _at_ me.

* * *

The argument that my friend gives is that I should not use the italicized words in sentences because it looks rude to read. But I say why can't I if I want the tone at that very word to be emphasized? He says I should use single inverted commas instead. But I use them for my dialogues within dialogues.

Please help. I am really confused.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-06-18T11:43:00Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 5