Hey Erica, sorry for the delay, Substack doesn't seem to be notifying me about new comments for some reason...
The italicised text is a quote from the previous reply. So when italicised text appears at the top of a comment, it's highlighting something the previous person said.
Medium's comment system formats it a little more clearly. This was the only way I could replicate it here.
If there's italicised text in the very first reply, it'll be a quote from the article the reader is replying to. I hope that's clear.
I read it on the website. Is the italicized text you or the commenter?
Hey Erica, sorry for the delay, Substack doesn't seem to be notifying me about new comments for some reason...
The italicised text is a quote from the previous reply. So when italicised text appears at the top of a comment, it's highlighting something the previous person said.
Medium's comment system formats it a little more clearly. This was the only way I could replicate it here.
If there's italicised text in the very first reply, it'll be a quote from the article the reader is replying to. I hope that's clear.