It’s Alive—or Is It? Using the Relative Pronouns Who and That

Learn when to use the relative pronouns who and that Read More

How do I cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook?

Cite the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook as you would cite any other work written and published by the same nongovernment organization. To avoid… Read More

How do I cite a dictionary entry in a non-Latin alphabet?

Style the headword in your works-cited-list entry as you would style a headword in the Latin alphabet: enclose the term, and an italic abbreviation indicating… Read More

Five Common Grammar Questions

An MLA editor addresses five common grammar questions Read More

Teaching Claire de Duras’s Ourika

Instructors discuss why Claire de Duras’s Ourika continues to be a popular text Read More

Should I use a person’s full name in prose if the full name has already appeared in a note or in a parenthetical citation?

The names of persons should be given in full when they first appear in the body text of your essay; subsequent mentions of the person… Read More

Five Commonly Misattributed Quotations

Quotations are frequently misattributed to famous people. This post examines five common examples. Read More

Can a copyright date be used as a publication date for a web source?

If the Web page you are citing does not provide a publication date, you should use the copyright date. Read More

If I use a dictionary to translate a source, do I need to cite the dictionary?

If you use a dictionary to help you translate a source, you do not need to cite the dictionary. Simply indicate that the translation is… Read More

How do you style the possessive form of acronyms?

To form the possessive of any acronym, including those ending in "S," add an apostrophe and an "s." Read More