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...of a source by Hawkins. You would then give the full source details in the Works Cited list. The main variation on this format occurs when you name an author in the text: Hawkins claims that bad news “travels fast” (201). As shown here, when the author’s name appears in...
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...“latter” with two things. And “former” is never used to identify the first item in a list. But to distinguish between items in a longer list in formal writing, you can use ordinal numbers. This is also clearer, as each item in the list will have a specific numbered position....
...to use the same name in citations as you do in the Works Cited list. Works Cited The basic format for a YouTube video in an MLA Works Cited list is: Author Surname, First Name. “Title of Video.” Platform/Website, uploaded by Username/Organization, date of upload, URL. In practice, then, the...
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...“and” before the final name (not an “&” symbol). For sources with more than three authors, only give the first listed author’s surname followed by the abbreviation “et al.” in repeat citations. In addition, if you reference an editor or translator as the main creator for a source (e.g., if...
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...Footnotes on a PC or Mac 1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document or open an existing one to which you want to add footnotes. 2. Click on the point where you want to insert the footnote reference number. 3. Click on the References tab in the Word...