(Italicize words under discussion.)	Gilman Punctuation Rules:
Italicize (in handwriting, underscore) words under discussion. Black  is an adjective, modifying cat. Using Italics and Underlining (Darling et al)  Brief Overview of Italics (Purdue OWL)
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	(Italicize letters of the alphabet spoken of as letters.)	Gilman Punctuation Rules:
Italicize (in handwriting, underscore) letters of the alphabet spoken of as letters. There is only one t in commit. Using Italics and Underlining (Darling et al)  Brief Overview of Italics (Purdue OWL)
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	(Italicize foreign words or phrases.)	Gilman Punctuation Rules:
Italicize (in handwriting, underscore) foreign words or phrases. He has savoir faire. Using Italics and Underlining (Darling et al)  Brief Overview of Italics (Purdue OWL)
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	(Italicize names of written publications, films, and plays. Put quotation marks around the title of a short story or poem.)	Gilman Punctuation Rules:
Italicize (in handwriting, underscore) names of newspapers, magazines, literary compositions, musical compositions, pictures, movies, plays, and ships.  Put quotation marks around the title of a short story or poem.  Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Keats wrote "Ode to a Grecian Urn". Using Italics and Underlining (Darling et al) Brief Overview of Italics (Purdue OWL)
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