Re: Gender and grammar

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From: Hans Kamp
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00

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Ian Molton <ian.molton@dtn.ntl.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
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>
> > > >_Cambridge encyclopedia of language_
> > > Now is it all supposed to be in Title Case or are we in e e cummings
> > > territory here? BTW since when did _ replace " in English punctuation?
> > > I presume that you mean "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language" by
> > > David Crystal?
> >
> > The symbol _        _ is a common indicator of italic type. Thus it is
> > correct for the title of a book. The symbol "         " is used for the
> > titles of articles, poems, short stories, and unpublished materials like
> > dissertations. The symbol *          * is also used for book titles.
>
> Actually, thats incorrect on usenet - /.../ is italic, _..._ is
> underline, and *...* is bold.

That is what I also understood about using this symbols.

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Hans Kamp

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