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Are You Using Italics for Foreign Phrases
Thursday, April 04, 2019
Are you, like me, using italics to highlight foreign words and phrases such as:-
- N'est ce pas?
- Bona-fide
I've decided to stop.
Instead I'm going to use the English term and try not to be too pretentious.
- Moi?
- Oui!
Pretentious foreign term |
English term |
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N'est ce pas? |
Isn't it? |
Bona-fide |
Genuine |
Moi? |
Me? |
Oui! |
Yes! |
En masse |
In bulk |
Etc. |
And so on |
I think we'll find that in most cases the English term is shorter, and that makes for copy that is readable.
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