Acronyms in MLA Style
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How does the Manual MLA, the new Spanish adaptation of the MLA Handbook, recommend styling the titles of works?
The Manual MLA offers comprehensive guidance on all elements of MLA style for writers of research papers and other academic projects in Spanish. For titles… Read More
How do I alphabetize a works-cited-list entry that begins with a hashtag or another symbol?
The MLA recommends that writers should “ignore symbols when alphabetizing” (“How”). This includes hashtags. Thus, if an entry begins with a hashtag or another symbol,… Read More
How do I style the title of a fairy tale?
Fairy tales are typically enclosed in quotation marks, in the style of other short-form works. Some people may not know that Disney’s 1989 film The… Read More
How do I cite a work translated into more than one language?
If you are writing about a book that has been translated into more than one language, you can differentiate between the translations by citing the… Read More
How should I style the title of a short film?
Treat a short film as a self-contained work and italicize its title in your citation and in your prose. Read More
How do I style abbreviations like LOL in a title?
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary spells LOL (as well as BTW, TMI, and other abbreviations used in text messaging) with capital letters. In a title, the term… Read More
Should titles of constitutions be italicized?
Titles of constitutions are not italicized or enclosed in quotation marks, unless an individual published edition is cited, in which case the title is italicized. Read More
I’m citing a play that is only nine pages long. Should I still italicize its title?
Yes. Even if a play is only a few pages long, you should still follow the principle of italicizing a play’s title in your citation… Read More
How should I order the sources in a parenthetical citation?
The order of sources in parenthetical citations is up to you. Read More