Grammar

[anthony]

I recently had difficulty (and rejection) putting single quotation marks (incorrectly, according to the U.S style) around words meant to be in the ironic sense.

Example: The indigent visitor behaved as if he were some kind of 'star'.

Anyway, it is poor punctuation to put the word "star" in single questions. One of grammar books I consulted says that, in the U.S. punctuation guides, one could use boldface or italics for the same effect.

CC guidelines advise not to use bold type. I didn't find anything about the use of italics. Would writing be rejected for the use of italics used for the effect of irony or pointing something out ('X' marks the spot).?

Thank you,

anthony

[Ed]

I prefer quotation marks, personally, as italics is most useful in bringing attention to foreign words and phrases.

Thanks,
Ed

[anthony]

Got it, thanks....