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Day: August 15, 2024

909. Use Italics for Names of Ships, Spacecraft, and Aircraft

August 15, 2024August 14, 2024 Sharon Porterfield

The names of ships are always italicized.The Arizona was sunk in Pearl Harbor in 1941.My grandfather helped build the HMS Frolic. Names of spacecraft should also be italicized.Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon. The Challenger… Read more909. Use Italics for Names of Ships, Spacecraft, and Aircraft

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