Quick punctuation question

[Nestof3]

Let's say I want to accentuate the word little in this sentence. How do I do this when writing by hand?

 

You have too many t's in litttle, Fran.

[Cosmos]

Use quotation marks or italics when you want to refer to the word itself.

[boscopup]

I would use quotation marks.

[Ellie]

Let's say I want to accentuate the word little in this sentence. How do I do this when writing by hand?

 

You have too many t's in litttle, Fran.

You aren't "accentuating" it. :-)

 

And yes, you'd use quotation marks.:)

[Pen]

Let's say I want to accentuate the word little in this sentence. How do I do this when writing by hand?

 

You have too many t's in litttle, Fran.

 

You need quotes here in my opinion, thus:

 

"You have too many t's in 'litttle,' Fran."

 

Or if you want to add emphasis to a word you can also use italics, which in handwriting are conveyed by underlining. So, for example, to emphasize the "t's" put:

 

"You have too many t's in 'litttle,' Fran."

 

If that were set into print it would show as:

 

"You have too many t's in 'litttle,' Fran."

 

If you want the emphasis to be on the word "little," you can both underline (italics as done in handwriting) and put it in quotes:

 

"You have too many t's in 'litttle,' Fran."

Edited April 25, 2012 by Pen