Should I include a hashtag when I quote or cite a tweet?
Yes. Since hashtags are used for a variety of reasons in tweets—to categorize the tweet, to communicate with a group, to convey humor, and so… Read More
How do I cite the MLA’s publication Profession?
How you cite the MLA’s journal Profession depends on which version you are citing. Before 2013, Profession was a print journal published once a year. Beginning in… Read More
How do I cite a poem quoted in a journal article?
If in your essay you use a quotation from a poem that you found in a journal article, your in-text citation should include “qtd. in.”… Read More
Should the school where a course, seminar, or lecture occurred be listed as the container or the location?
The school and its city, if the city is not part of the school name, should be listed in the Location element in your… Read More
What Is a Usage Guide?
This post discusses usage guides, a type of reference work consulted in the publishing industry Read More
How do I cite an ancient work of art?
How you cite an ancient work of art depends on where you viewed it. If you viewed it at a museum, follow our guidelines for… Read More
If I am writing about two people with the last name Anderson, and one uses the suffix Sr., where do I place the suffix?
List the full name of each person and provide the suffix after the last name of the person to whom it belongs. In MLA style,… Read More
How do I cite a newspaper article that has been retyped and collected in the documents section of a website?
When you are citing something you found on a website, the website itself should be considered the container no matter the original form of publication. Read More
Should “sic” be used to indicate that a quotation includes slang?
No. Do not use “sic,” from the Latin for “thus” or “so,” to indicate that a quotation has been reproduced accurately. If clarification of a quotation is… Read More
How do I cite a deleted tweet if I have a screenshot of the tweet?
Use the information you captured in your screenshot to cite the tweet as it existed at the time the screenshot was taken. In your prose… Read More