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minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·4 months agoSide note: why is there this obnoxious feature in some comics, even new ones, that they embolden or italicise random words? It’s annoying to read.
minus-squareSciaphobialinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-24 months agoI would guess that it’s all about emphasis. Kinda like: I never said we should kill him I never said we should kill him I never said we should kill him Etc etc. Each emphasized word changes how that entire sentence is read, regardless of which one is emphasized.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThat’s a good question. Maybe it’s supposed to emulate a handwritten style?
Side note: why is there this obnoxious feature in some comics, even new ones, that they embolden or italicise random words? It’s annoying to read.
I would guess that it’s all about emphasis.
Kinda like:
I never said we should kill him
I never said we should kill him
I never said we should kill him
Etc etc. Each emphasized word changes how that entire sentence is read, regardless of which one is emphasized.
That’s a good question. Maybe it’s supposed to emulate a handwritten style?