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The language that you use to describe elements in your works-cited list should be the language that your paper is written in, which should also determine . . .
The MLA Handbook explains that you should "[i]dentify an omission within a sentence by using three periods with a space before each and a . . .
Epigraphs establish tone, highlight allusions, provide commentary, and mark transitions between parts of a work. Primarily ornamental, they are not discussed subsequently in the text.
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The MLA Handbook does not provide guidelines for formatting a thesis or dissertation—or for preparing the parts of such a project, like a preface, . . .
In handwritten and typewritten material—where italics are impossible to render—titles of works normally italicized, words used as words, and letters used as letters are underlined:
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If you include a quotation in the title of your paper, you should discuss the quotation in the body of your essay. Do not place a parenthetical . . .
No. In a research paper, dissertation, or other unpublished manuscript, you should select a standard font size (e.g., 12 points) and let the word processing program . . .
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Published 23 January 2018
The MLA style discourages the use of italics in academic prose to emphasize or point, because they are unnecessary—most often, the unadorned words do the job . . .
Published 23 January 2018