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Originally Posted by nabsltd
The designers of eBooks can't seem to figure how to consistently use and kind of inline formatting tags (span, em, etc.).
I've seen books with something like the following:
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<p>“They <em>knew.”</em></p>
<p>“But <em>how</em>?”</p>
Later, there'd be a wrap of the question mark and the quotes:
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<p>“And <em>now?”</em></p>
I don't know if there are any rules about what should get wrapped by the <em>, but pick a standard and stick to it in the same book. |
I so, so agree! I go basic, i.e. only the word or phrase emphasized, no punctuation, unless the emphasis is on a complete phrase, in which case I include ending punctuation, but not quotation marks. To use your example:
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<p>“And <em>now</em>?”</p>
Consistency is something I'm very fond of.
As a reader, even inconsistent spelling tends to bug me and has done so ever since I started reading, way, way back when.
If you are going to use a compound word, USE the compound word or DON'T. What I hate is when I get something like bunk house and bunkhouse in the same book. Or cowbarn, cow barn, and cow-barn! Or, heaven help me, goodby, goodbye, and good-bye! Stuff like this just makes me internally scream "MAKE UP YOUR MIND!"
