If you Know the Rule, You’ll Get the Joke

rogersgeorge on June 4th, 2020

I’ll spoil the comic if I tell you the rule first. Because you know the rule, but you didn’t think of it. So here’s the comic:

FoxTrot Classics Comic Strip for April 03, 2020 — https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrotclassics/2020/04/03

Did you notice that she put quotes around the title of the book? Remember sixth grade English?

Book and magazine titles should be in italics.
Chapter names and magazine article titles should be in quotes.

Basically, if it has its own cover, use italics. Anything else, put it in quotes.

Actually, I’m somewhat surprised that she used the correct punctuation.

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