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Jacqueline Goldstein's avatar

I like the rationale for not using italics. It makes sense, in that for the writer, Spanish is not a foreign language, any more than English is. That said, I like the idea of a cheat sheet, to help those who don't know Spanish to appreciate the writing. Great idea!

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Ines Rodrigues's avatar

I love the non-italics rule. So updated with our current times. Go for it!

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Marlena Maduro Baraf's avatar

Thank you, Ines. It’ll be interesting to see how universal issue becomes with use of other non-English languages…. I know I’ll be looking very carefully.

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Patty Dann's avatar

great to know. Thank you!

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Arthur E Baraf's avatar

How will the use of italics evolve in the 2030s?

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Marlena Maduro Baraf's avatar

not quite sure, but tomorrow I have to tackle an interview with an Italian immigrant who also lived in Caracas as a boy and speaks English, Italian, and Spanish. I am looking forward to the challenge and the idea of writing all of them in roman type.

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Robert Armitage's avatar

Wonderful as always!

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