V fine! ๐ Technical question, if I may: Should the caption on this & the previous post be italicised if theyโre not binomial names?
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Italicization applies to genus and species names. But it is noteworthy that trying to italicize in social media doesn't work for all apps or browsers.
aug 30, 2025, 12:05 am โข 1 0 โข view
Thanks โ but I knew that! ๐ & thatโs what @kakapojay.bsky.social had done on her earlier illustrations (e.g., ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ข๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ด). My question was, should, e.g., โDromaeosauridae indet.โ be italicised as well, or not?
aug 30, 2025, 10:58 am โข 2 0 โข view
Ah I see what you mean! This isn't a technical thing on my part - I just like the consistency of keeping the text formatted the same across multiple pieces.
aug 30, 2025, 11:00 am โข 1 0 โข view
Ah, OK. It just piques my inner copy editor.
aug 30, 2025, 11:04 am โข 1 0 โข view