Why are internal capital letters retained in titles of Web sites in MLA style?
When special typography is strongly associated with a brand, we retain it (e.g., SoundCloud, YouTube). The Chicago Manual of Style . . .Published 20 February 2020
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How do I cite an edition of a work that contains the original text and a modernized version?
If you are citing an edition that contains two versions of a single work, such as a No Fear edition of one of Shakespeare's plays, which . . .Published 13 January 2020
In prose, should a transliterated song title appear in italics or quotation marks?
In prose, style a transliterated title the same way you would style the title in English. In the following example, the transliterated title A fidler afn . . .Published 16 December 2019
Should a film be cited by its title or the director’s name?
Films are collaborative works, so how you cite them depends on the focus of your discussion. If you are focusing on the director's choices, begin your . . .Published 6 December 2019
If a tweet contains an emoji, should I include the emoji when I use the text of the tweet as a title?
Emojis do not need to be included in the titles of tweets. If the emoji is important to the meaning of the tweet, you should describe the . . .Published 29 October 2019
Should the abbreviation etc. be capitalized in a title?
Whether the abbreviation etc., meaning "and so forth," should be capitalized in a title depends on its location in the title. In our publications, we . . .Published 20 September 2019
How do you alphabetize a works-cited-list entry that begins with a title starting with an article?
As the MLA Handbook notes, titles should be alphabetized in works-cited lists "letter by letter, ignoring any initial A, An, . . .Published 13 September 2019
How should I style the name of an artwork with an ascribed title?
Many works of art, especially older ones, were not given formal titles by their creators or were given one that is no longer known and thus have . . .Published 20 August 2019
How should I style the name of an earthwork, such as the Great Serpent Mound?
Names of earthworks, like names of buildings, should not be italicized: We took a trip to see the Great Serpent Mound. . . .Published 30 July 2019
If I am including a publication listed by a title written in nonroman characters in my works-cited list, should I provide in my parenthetical citations the title in the original script or the transliterated title?
Use whichever method will be most useful to your reader. If you are citing a report, for example, and there is only one report listed by title, . . .Published 18 July 2019