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Submit an Essay to “Writing with MLA Style”

The Modern Language Association seeks submissions from students of exemplary research papers written in MLA style for publication in “Writing with MLA Style,” a collection… Read More

Formatting Your Research Project

To learn how to set up your research project in MLA format, visit our free sample chapter on MLA Handbook Plus, the only authorized subscription-based digital… Read More

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How do I format a quotation of song lyrics?

Format a quotation of song lyrics the same way you would format a quotation of poetry. Read More

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Need to cite a deposition?

Watching any depositions lately and wondering how to cite them? We’ve got you covered! Here’s an example citation: “Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition (Part 1) in MLA-ACLS-AHA… Read More

Exploratory Research in the MLA International Bibliography: “News Reporting” and Contemporary Society

A Century of Queer Korean Fiction: An Interview with Samuel Perry

Toward Educational Justice: An Interview with the Editors of Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons

Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto’s Sphinx: A Neo-Gothic Novel from Brazil: An Interview with M. Elizabeth Ginway

A Reflection on Disability Studies: Enabling the Humanities on Its Twentieth Anniversary

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Teaching Claire de Duras’s Ourika

Teaching Nineteenth-Century Activist Rhetorics Today: An Interview

Nor without Neither—or or, without Either?

A Common Mistake: Should Of in Place of Should Have

It’s All Greek to Me: Greek Prefixes and Suffixes in English

E.g. and I.e.: Choosing the Right Abbreviation

Home In On or Hone In On: Which Is Correct?

A While or Awhile: Which One Should I Use?

Historic or Historical?

Acronyms in MLA Style

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Need to cite a deposition?

Watching any depositions lately and wondering how to cite them? We’ve got you covered! Here’s an example citation: “Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition (Part 1) in MLA-ACLS-AHA… Read More

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Should I use “sic” to mark British English in a US context?

No. If the spelling in a quotation simply follows a different standard system, it is not an error, and “sic” is not needed. Learn more… Read More

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If I mention the title of a fictional work in my text, how do I style it?

This post explains how to style titles of fictional works in your prose Read More

Student Guide to AI Literacy

Submit an Essay to “Writing with MLA Style”

Formatting Your Research Project

How do I format a quotation of song lyrics?

Need to cite a deposition?

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Advice from the Editors

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Need to cite a deposition?

Should I use “sic” to mark British English in a US context?

If I mention the title of a fictional work in my text, how do I style it?

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