Or are they the same thing? DIfferent websites say different things - i am not sure which one to follow.
2007-02-08 00:53:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Get the MLA handbook from the library -- the only way to know for sure.
www.citationmachine.net is a good outline, but it is only as good as the info you enter.
In the old days, when people had typewriters or simple printers that couldn't underline, quotes were easier and more accepted. I've heard that MLA is moving away from quotes now toward underlining.
2007-02-08 01:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by suzykew70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 6th (latest) edition states that either italics or underlined text is permissible to denote a title. The reason for this new acceptance of italicized titles is the increased use of the internet, because underlined words look like links online. Personally, I don't usually post my papers online, so I use underlined titles. This way, if I personally emphasize words in my own analysis, there is no confusion between the emphasized word and the titles. If I were writing online, however, I would probably italicize.
2007-02-08 04:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the MLA format, titles are underlined and italics are not generally used at all. That's according to the MLA handbook, 4th edition.
http://www.easybib.com/
2007-02-08 04:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by suede672001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are actually the same thing. The underline is an editing mark to show italics. Look at www.mla.org for what they recommend.
2007-02-08 01:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to MLA citation , the title of a book should be underlined
while the italics is used with the american way of citation
i hope i was of some help:)
2007-02-08 01:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by sara l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋