[found on grammar.quickanddirtytips.com]
Did you know…when you italicize a word or phrase, the following punctuation should NOT be in italics?Here are some more fun facts:
“…a medium-sized list of things you probably should italicize. Just be sure to double-check the style guide you’re supposed to use, as rules vary. Here goes:- foreign words not yet assimilated into English—more on that later;
- legal citations;
- letters of the alphabet when you’re referring to them as letters;
- scientific names;
- titles of works, including books, plays, short stories, very long poems, newspapers, and magazines;
- titles of movies and radio and television series;
- names of operas and long musical compositions;
- and names of paintings and sculptures (1).
- You might also be asked to italicize the names of famous speeches, the titles of pamphlets, the names of vehicles (such as Challenger), and words used as words (2).”
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