Comments on: Titles of Books, Plays, Articles, etc.: Underline? Italics? Quotation Marks?

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:59:57 +0000

Yes, this is correct. However, capitalizing the titles of pleadings may be considered enough in terms of setting them off from the rest of the text.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:01:43 +0000

My boss (attorney) always wants to put quotation marks around the titles of his pleadings when he references them in the text of the document. Is this correct?

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:39:20 +0000

What about when its a section, etc., within a larger document like policies or bylaws? For example, what would be correct if you were to type the following sentence? At the meeting, Policy 102 Dress Code, was revised as the committee requested.

Thanks for your help.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:13:42 +0000

I’m not sure that I understand your question. I would recommend a colon to separate the title from the subtitle, particularly if both are on the same line.

By: Jennifer Paris

Jennifer Paris — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:24:54 +0000

I’m trying to find out how to punctuate a book with a subtitle. I’ve normally seen subtitles with a colon; however, there is no punctuation in the actual title of the book on the cover since it is on a separate line. In writing the title with both on the same line, how should I separate the two?

Thanks!

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:46:59 +0000

It should be as follows: His article, “Death by Dessert,” appeared. The comma is placed inside the quotation mark.

By: ravi bedi

ravi bedi — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:14:35 +0000

His article, ‘Death by Dessert,’ appeared …
His article, “Death By Dessert”, appeared …

Are these both wrong? Should the comma not be placed after “