How do I style labels?
If a label is quotation from a source, enclose the label in quotation marks: The dictionary entry includes the label “French phrase.” Likewise, use quotation… Read More
If a label is quotation from a source, enclose the label in quotation marks: The dictionary entry includes the label “French phrase.” Likewise, use quotation… Read More
Quoted material must be attributed wherever it occurs. In your prose, this generally means including an in-text citation or endnote in due proximity to the… Read More
An MLA editor addresses five common grammar questions Read More
Quotations are frequently misattributed to famous people. This post examines five common examples. Read More
Use three ellipsis points bracketed by forward slashes to indicate that one or more lines have been omitted from a run-in poetry quotation. Read More
Writers sometimes use bracketed changes in quotations. But these changes are often unnecessary. Read More
If you are citing one edition of a text as your primary source, you might need to refer occasionally to another edition. In MLA style,… Read More
No. When more than one name appears in a parenthetical citation, the order of those names should correspond to the quotations that precede the citation. Read More
No. If the original quotation is four lines or fewer, both the original and the translation should be run in to the text. Read More
No. For an example, see our post on citing raw data. Read More