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Italic

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Jimmy: Trust me, Debs, once more with 'italic'.

Debbie: Nah, I got this. Listen. Oh your hair is beautiful. Oh tonight. Atomic.

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The italic style of writing
Leans slightly to the right
Good job I can print this
As my written words a sight

Leans "L&Right"
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He picked up the letters from the doormat. Blue envelope with her italic script, postmarked Gatwick. He knew he had lost her.#130story

Wanting to join the tifosi
At top of table Napoli
Nic googled then tom-tom'd
Arrived with blue pom-poms
A Pizza Italia in Leek
Eek
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As italic is a cursive font Ian used it for all his swearwords. His copywriting tutor was not impressed #130story

Fires up Word. Types H, space, H. Hits CTRL-A, CTRL-I. Increases view to 400%. Stares at the leaning text. Is that space italic ? #130story

Italic
Underline
Randomised bold
ALL CAPS
It's like the writer set out to break all the rules and recommendations.
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The attempt to clarify a heinous policy was made worse by the use of italics. What should have been emphatic just felt sarcastic. #130story