. Because I don't expect book titles to be emphasized in speech; it seems -- rude, is the best explanation I can find -- to be emphasizing elements that are not part of a spoken pattern.
I expect the sighted reader to recognize the difference between the italics in, "Good grief! Can you believe what they said in the New York Times today?" To have those two read with the same amount of spoken emphasis isn't a realistic speaking pattern. And, as a matter of fact, I use [i] for the quotes that precede replies, because they don't actually need a spoken emphasis.
But you make a good point, especially if, as mentioned elsewhere, some screen-readers react to [i] and [em] the same way. I think I'll need to train myself to use single quotes when I want a visual distinction without spoken emphasis.
The problem is, as you say, I use italics for so many parts of a fanfic that don't need emphasis, such as the voice on the other end of the phone, dream passages or flashbacks, etc. Apparently, I need to re-evaluate my writing habits. .
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Because I don't expect book titles to be emphasized in speech; it seems -- rude, is the best explanation I can find -- to be emphasizing elements that are not part of a spoken pattern.
I expect the sighted reader to recognize the difference between the italics in, "Good grief! Can you believe what they said in the New York Times today?" To have those two read with the same amount of spoken emphasis isn't a realistic speaking pattern. And, as a matter of fact, I use [i] for the quotes that precede replies, because they don't actually need a spoken emphasis.
But you make a good point, especially if, as mentioned elsewhere, some screen-readers react to [i] and [em] the same way. I think I'll need to train myself to use single quotes when I want a visual distinction without spoken emphasis.
The problem is, as you say, I use italics for so many parts of a fanfic that don't need emphasis, such as the voice on the other end of the phone, dream passages or flashbacks, etc. Apparently, I need to re-evaluate my writing habits.
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