ABSTRACT
However, underlining can be useful even when you are using a wordprocessing system that enables you to put text straight into italic type. In this book, for example, I wanted to reserve italic type for giving emphasis to words and phrases in the paragraphs of discussion. That meant I had to find another means of focusing on individual words or phrases taken from my examples. As I explained in the Preface, I decided to set up these conventions:
For emphasis on words in the commentary and discussion: italic type
For focusing on words or phrases taken from examples: underlining
For explaining or defining words that are the subject of discussion in the text: ‘inverted commas’
For an example of these conventions in operation, see pages 10 and 11.
