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How do I cite Twitter now that its name has changed to X?

How do I cite several e-mails sent on the same day to the same correspondent?

How do I cite one person’s testimony in a congressional hearing?

How do I cite a video game?

In a quotation from a play, how do I show that material has been omitted?

How do I alter a quotation using square brackets if the quotation already contains bracketed words?

How do I cite a commentator’s handwritten notes on a work?

Should I reproduce a quotation in all caps in my essay?

How do I cite audio commentary for a movie or TV show?

How do I cite a state law?

Where should the original author’s name appear when citing indirect sources?

How do I represent an author’s name that is partly illegible in the source?

How should I style academic degrees?

How do I refer to other parts of a work I’m writing or editing?

How do I cite a note in an e-book?