Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks

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Underlining/Italics vs. Quotation Marks
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Italics and Underlining
Italics and Underlining act in the same function

• 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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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
• Barrons Online
• The White Album

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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