Italics at the beginning of a sentence.

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To relish those pastimes and serve the Lord in His mood of separation, Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati had established the Purusottama Matha at Cataka

Parvata in Puri. (end of para)

 

(new para) Cataka-parvata is a generic name for the dunes on the beach in

Puri, which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would see as nondifferent from

Govardhana.

 

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In my ms, Cataka-parvata is italicized. To avoid having italics at the

beginning of both a sentence and a para, my editor has proposed the

following recast:

 

The generic term cataka-parvata refers to the dunes on the beach in Puri,

which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would see as nondifferent from Govardhana.

 

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But I prefer the sentence as it is now notwithstanding its opening italics,

and ask the Editing pandits for their opinion about this.

 

Is it really a crime against the English language to have italics at the

beginning of a sentence?