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Subject: I should have listened in school...
I'm a moron. So instead of continuing to embarrass myself further, I'm just going to ask. What's the correct punctuation for titles of songs versus titles of albums? Quotes? All caps? Anyone? Anyone?
Lang
Subject: Re: I should have listened in school...
: I'm a moron. So instead of continuing to
: embarrass myself further, I'm just going to
: ask. What's the correct punctuation for
: titles of songs versus titles of albums?
: Quotes? All caps? Anyone? Anyone?
: Lang
The accepted standard is to put song titles in "quotation marks" and to italicize album titles; e.g., Michael Jackson's #1 hit, "Billie Jean", was off his 1982 album, Thriller...
Subject: Re: I should have listened in school...
: I'm a moron. So instead of continuing to
: embarrass myself further, I'm just going to
: ask. What's the correct punctuation for
: titles of songs versus titles of albums?
: Quotes? All caps? Anyone? Anyone?
: Lang
As a preface, I don't really think it matters a whole lot on this forum
I've seen it done in different ways, and I don't think I've been consistent in the way I have done it. But I think the proper form is to have individual song titles in quotes ("Cannonball") and album titles either in italics or caps. Could be wrong thouogh...
Subject: thanks
: As a preface, I don't really think it matters a
: whole lot on this forum
Yeah, I know, but I think I'm just going through an incredibly anal phase. I'll get over it.
Subject: Re: thanks
: Yeah, I know, but I think I'm just going
: through an incredibly anal phase. I'll get
: over it.
LOL I think we all have our anal moments. I'm pretty anal when it comes to the misuse of certain words - "there" for "their", "it's" for "its", etc.
Subject: Re: thanks
: LOL I think we all have our anal moments. I'm
: pretty anal when it comes to the misuse of
: certain words - "there" for
: "their", "it's" for
: "its", etc.
Mine would be alot for A LOT. This is the one thing I did learn in English class.
Subject: Re: thanks
: LOL I think we all have our anal moments. I'm
: pretty anal when it comes to the misuse of
: certain words - "there" for
: "their", "it's" for
: "its", etc.
I am so with you! Mine along those lines are "your" instead of "you're" and the misuse of "literally". I feel a rant coming on, I must end this.