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
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
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
Treat a short film as a self-contained work and italicize its title in your citation and in your prose. Read More
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
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
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
The order of sources in parenthetical citations is up to you. Read More
If the title displayed on the title page of your source contains a serial comma, include the comma when you reproduce the title. For example,… Read More
An opera waltz, like any portion of a larger musical work, is styled roman, in quotation marks. The Chicago Manual of Style explains, “Titles of… Read More