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What is MLA Handbook Plus?

Is it OK to split an infinitive?

How can I get an authorized copy of the MLA Handbook, ninth edition?

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How does the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook compare with the eighth edition?

Why are optional elements now called supplemental elements?

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If I’ve cited a source in footnote 1, can I cite the source later in my paper by referring to the same footnote?

How should the title of an opera waltz be styled?

What’s the difference between who and whom?

How do I cite interviews of the same interviewee taken from two different interview collections?

How do I cite an essay included as an appendix to a monograph if the essay’s author differs from that of the monograph?

In works-cited-list entries, why is there sometimes a period before the edition number and sometimes a comma?

How should I capitalize the title of a handout?

Is it OK to use characters’ nicknames when discussing a work in MLA style, and if so, how should I style them?