It's a shame I even think up dialogue like this, but this first draft has a line that I don't know how to italicize.
I would ordinarily italicize a Latin phrase, even if it's well known, like Et tu, Brute?
But my character is using a Latin imperative--an order with the understood subject you, like Reach for the sky--as if it's a verb. A past tense verb.
So how the hell would you editors and grammarians italicize this line of dialogue, spoken by a blue collar character who used to wrestle on the same high school team as the person he's talking about.
I would ordinarily italicize a Latin phrase, even if it's well known, like Et tu, Brute?
But my character is using a Latin imperative--an order with the understood subject you, like Reach for the sky--as if it's a verb. A past tense verb.
So how the hell would you editors and grammarians italicize this line of dialogue, spoken by a blue collar character who used to wrestle on the same high school team as the person he's talking about.
"He was bigger than me, next weight class up, but if I watched close, I’d see when he messed up and left himself open. If I carped the diem, I could pin him every time."
Maryn, who knows losing the Latin would solve everything, but she kind of likes it
Maryn, who knows losing the Latin would solve everything, but she kind of likes it
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