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Is there a way to avoid back-to-back parentheses when a block quotation ends with a parenthetical and the quotation is followed by a parenthetical reference?

How do I punctuate a sentence in parentheses that follows another sentence?

How do I cite book cover art?

How do I quote lyrics from a duet in which the performers take turns singing?

How do I cite a magazine cover in my works-cited list and in my essay?

How do I make clear that a paraphrase is on the same page as a quotation I’ve given in the previous sentence?

How do I eliminate back-to-back parentheses in a sentence?

How do I determine which version of a royal person’s name to use in my works-cited-list entry?

How do I cite a paraphrase and a quotation that occur in the same sentence?

Can I just include a URL for a website in my prose instead of creating a work-cited-list entry?

When should you correct spelling in a title?

How do I format and document epigraphs in MLA style?

How can I avoid redundancy in my in-text citations?

Can I silently change the initial capital letter in a quotation to fit the quotation syntactically into my sentence?

How do I cite a Twitter thread or conversation in my text and in my works-cited list?