How do I style a word used as a word and a letter used as a letter?
In MLA style, words used as words and letters used as letters are italicized: Accommodation is spelled with two c’s and two m’s. When the… Read More
In MLA style, words used as words and letters used as letters are italicized: Accommodation is spelled with two c’s and two m’s. When the… Read More
Someone might write, for example, “There are too many sos in this sentence,” in response to: So many people were present, so he said so,… Read More
MLA style, which follows Merriam-Webster, does not use hyphens after most prefixes. We would write, for example, antiestablishment, coauthor, nonlinear, and prealgebra. A hyphen is needed, however, before a capital letter… Read More
Yes. In the following example of a quotation from an early English work, the quotation appears on page 37v, so you would include both the… Read More
No, the date in MLA format would be 4 October 2017. Read More
If the name of an academic press contains the words University Press, use the abbreviation UP in the publisher’s name, as indicated in the MLA Handbook (97):… Read More
Yes. The MLA allows contractions in its publications. In professional scholarly writing, sometimes a formal tone is desired, but often a more conversational approach is… Read More
In its publications, the MLA uses the abbreviation US. (Practices among publishers vary, however, and it is not incorrect to use U.S. Whichever abbreviation you… Read More