[Mediawiki-l] Re: Rendering of italics

Sun Apr 24 19:31:34 UTC 2005

On Apr 24, 2005, at 1:20pm, Dan Carlson wrote:

> "The <i>Defiant</i> is a tough little ship." "<em>Little?</em>" -- 
> From <cite>Star Trek: First Contact</cite>
>
> See the difference?  The ship name, "Defiant" is italicized, but 
> that's purely a question of style.

The reason "Defiant" is italicized is that it is being emphasized 
because it's the name of a ship. "Purely a question of style," in this 
instance, means "Customary to emphasize."

John Blumel