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 '''<big>Be aware that different publishers and different academic departments and subjects have different rules for how to mark titles.  Follow the appropriate guidelines for your current purposes.'''</big>
-[[category:titles]] [[category:punctuation]] [[category:typographical layout]] [[category:academic culture]] [[Category:Academic English]]
+[[category:titles]]
 [[Category:Usage]]

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 When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping at [[Title - taxonomy]].  The two groups are marked as titles in different ways.
 *The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, see [[Title - italic or underlined]].)  Examples: ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Origin of Species''.
-*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: "The chapter 'Airs and Graces' in Lynne Truss's book on punctuation, ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''"¦ or "The song 'Voi che sapete' [the Italian song 'You who Know'] in Mozart's ''Figaro''"¦ or "Meron's article, 'The Geneva Conventions as Customary Law' in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
+*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: "The chapter 'Airs and Graces' in Lynne Truss's book on punctuation, ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''"¦ or "The song 'Voi che sapete' [the Italian song 'You who Know'] in Mozart's ''Figaro''"¦ or "Meron's article, 'The Geneva Conventions as Customary Law' in ''The American Journal of International Law''".
 As the precise memberships of the two groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste, this Guide can only be that - a guide, whose advice you must take or leave.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

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 When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping at [[Title - taxonomy]].  The two groups are marked as titles in different ways.
 *The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, see [[Title - italic or underlined]].)  Examples: ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Origin of Species''.
-*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: â€œThe chapter â€˜Airs and Gracesâ€™ in Lynne Trussâ€™s book on punctuation, ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''â€¦â€, or â€œThe song â€˜Voi che sapeteâ€™ [the Italian song â€˜You who Knowâ€™] in Mozartâ€™s ''Figaro''â€¦â€, or â€œMeronâ€™s article, â€˜The Geneva Conventions as Customary Lawâ€™ in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
+*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: "The chapter 'Airs and Graces' in Lynne Truss's book on punctuation, ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''"¦ or "The song 'Voi che sapete' [the Italian song 'You who Know'] in Mozart's ''Figaro''"¦ or "Meron's article, 'The Geneva Conventions as Customary Law' in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
 As the precise memberships of the two groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste, this Guide can only be that - a guide, whose advice you must take or leave.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

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 ''This page is one of a group on [[Typography of titles|how to present titles]].  You may also want to see [[titles - capitalisation|how to use CAPITAL letters in titles]].''
-When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping [[Title - taxonomy|here]].  The two groups are marked as titls in different ways.
+When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping at [[Title - taxonomy]].  The two groups are marked as titles in different ways.
-*The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, click [[Title - italic or underlined|here]].)  Examples: ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Origin of Species''.
+*The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, see [[Title - italic or underlined]].)  Examples: ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Origin of Species''.
-*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: â€œThe chapter â€˜Airs and Gracesâ€™ in Lynne Trussâ€™s book on punctuation, ''Eats, Shoots and Leaves''â€¦â€, or â€œThe song â€˜Voi che sapeteâ€™ [the Italian song â€˜You who Knowâ€™] in Mozartâ€™s ''Figaro''â€¦â€, or â€œMeronâ€™s article, â€˜The Geneva Conventions as Customary Lawâ€™ in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
+*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: â€œThe chapter â€˜Airs and Gracesâ€™ in Lynne Trussâ€™s book on punctuation, ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''â€¦â€, or â€œThe song â€˜Voi che sapeteâ€™ [the Italian song â€˜You who Knowâ€™] in Mozartâ€™s ''Figaro''â€¦â€, or â€œMeronâ€™s article, â€˜The Geneva Conventions as Customary Lawâ€™ in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
 As the precise memberships of the two groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste, this Guide can only be that - a guide, whose advice you must take or leave.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

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 When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping [[Title - taxonomy|here]].  The two groups are marked as titls in different ways.
-*The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, click [[Title - italic or underlined|here]].)
+*The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, click [[Title - italic or underlined|here]].)  Examples: ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Origin of Species''.
-*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.
+*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.  This allows the distinction to be clear even inside a quotation.  Examples: â€œThe chapter â€˜Airs and Gracesâ€™ in Lynne Trussâ€™s book on punctuation, ''Eats, Shoots and Leaves''â€¦â€, or â€œThe song â€˜Voi che sapeteâ€™ [the Italian song â€˜You who Knowâ€™] in Mozartâ€™s ''Figaro''â€¦â€, or â€œMeronâ€™s article, â€˜The Geneva Conventions as Customary Lawâ€™ in ''The American Journal of International Law''...".
 As the precise memberships of the two groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste, this Guide can only be that - a guide, whose advice you must take or leave.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

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 *short poems, songs and 'pieces', for example in operas;
 *individual pictures.
-The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ')in AWE.
+The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.
 The precise memberships of these groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

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		+	''This page is one of a group on [[Typography of titles\|how to present titles]]. You may also want to see [[titles - capitalisation\|how to use CAPITAL letters in titles]].''
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	When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups. First are â€˜the heavyweightsâ€™, pieces of a certain length and importance, for example:		When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups. First are â€˜the heavyweightsâ€™, pieces of a certain length and importance, for example:
	*books â€“ factual or fiction, plays, operas and films;		*books â€“ factual or fiction, plays, operas and films;