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I know that we should italicize foreign words that are not common in English. But what if we have a character pronouncing said foreign word? Do we italicize their phonetic spelling?
This example is taken from my WIP. Note: Blake is Irish, Charlotte is American
"Good. Um, what does 'muh hraw' mean?" (single quotes)
"Good. Um, what does muh hraw mean?" (italics)
or something else?
B, Anyone reading this that would know, is that actually correct? The English-Irish online translators I used indicated it was, but an actual person is always a better source!
Thanks!
This example is taken from my WIP. Note: Blake is Irish, Charlotte is American
Blake smiled at Charlotte. "Yes, mo ghrá, I forgive you."
Charlotte sighed with relief. "Good. Um, what does muh hraw mean?"
Blake leaned in for a kiss. "Mo ghrá. My love."
A, Does Charlotte's quote seem right? Or should it be:Charlotte sighed with relief. "Good. Um, what does muh hraw mean?"
Blake leaned in for a kiss. "Mo ghrá. My love."
"Good. Um, what does 'muh hraw' mean?" (single quotes)
"Good. Um, what does muh hraw mean?" (italics)
or something else?
B, Anyone reading this that would know, is that actually correct? The English-Irish online translators I used indicated it was, but an actual person is always a better source!
Thanks!