Single inverted commas

Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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Thursday, 6 September 2012

EPONYMOUS

This word is used strictly and correctly when a character in a book has the same name as the title: King Lear; Emma etc
If you recall the rule that titles of complete works are put into italics you might write a sentence like this:
Hamlet is the eponymous hero of Hamlet.

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