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From: decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: ***Asterisks***
Message-ID: <1095@cwruecmp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 16:40:46 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 13 16:40:46 1984
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Organization: CWRU Computer Engr. Cleveland, Ohio
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Well, there seem to be some conventions developing in the use of various
emphasizers.  There are three kinds of emphasis in use, in order of popularity:

   1) using CAPITAL LETTERS to make words look "louder",
   2) using *asterisks* to put sparklers around emphasized words, and
   3) s p a c i n g words o u t, possibly accompanied by 1) or 2).

I usually use 1 or 2, whichever makes it clearer.  For instance, if I'm
talking about something that's already capitalized, or want to emphasize the
word "I", *I* put asterisks around it.

For underlining titles of books & so forth, I use \slashes/.  The intended
effect is that the word was underlined, but the line slipped out from
underneath at the ends.

Dave Decot