: Re: Italicizing and adding accents to Spanish words in an English novel In my current novel I have a few characters who speak Spanish. The book takes place along the Texico border, so it happens

@Carla500

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I think you're on the right track. The point of italics is to alert the reader that the words are not in the same language as the rest of the text.

I like the logic that the English-spoken "si" wouldn't be italicized. I wouldn't italicize titles or single words, as those are easy enough to understand, even when the first word is Spanish and the rest is English. Add any accents as appropriate and leave it roman.

Full sentences in Spanish would be italics.

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