The Limits of Fidelity: What to Reproduce (and What Not to Reproduce) in a Quotation
An MLA editor gives examples of typography that should and should not be reproduced in a quotation Read More
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How to Avoid Bracketed Changes in Quotations
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What You Can Omit When Quoting Sources
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Colons: How to Use Them
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Ellipsis at the Beginning of a Quotation
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Quotes When Nothing Is Being Quoted
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The Placement of a Comma or Period after a Quotation
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