Posted by Michelle Steiner on 11/16/42 11:36

In article <slrndro79t.96a.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>,
Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:

> > The whole point of this discussion was whether to use /slashes/ or
> > _underlines_ to represent italics.
>
> Yes, and you use slashes for italics and underscores for underlines

No, I don't. I follow protocols and use underlines to represent italics.

> >> Once again, this is usenet and not typography.
> >
> > But the usage comes from typography.
>
> And? People use underlines and italics for different reasons.

Underlines are used to represent italics.

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