Had a quick question about how I should cite with multiple paragraphs (MLA). Here is how the text appears in the source (The Great Gatsby): ‘An Oxford man!’ He was incredulous. ‘Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit.’ ‘Nevertheless he’s an Oxford man.’ ‘Oxford, New Mexico,’ snorted Tom contemptuously, ‘or something like that’. … Read more
I am citing a verse from the Bible and attempting to refer to similar-meaning verses in the same parenthetical citation. An example is as follows: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5; see also Psalm 138:6, Proverbs 29:23, Matthew 23:12, Luke 1:52). In this example … Read more
According to this, footnote marks should come at the end of the sentence, after the punctuation, like The inner flow is then reflected at this boundary, leading to an oblique expansion shock (also named reflection wave).4 Sadly, I don’t remember where, but I think that references go like this: The inner flow is then reflected … Read more
How do we correctly (APA style) end a sentence that ends in a quote and requires a citation? The manual explains it as, “a method for doing something (author, year).” or The manual explains it as, “a method for doing something.” (author, year) Next sentence begins…. Answer Neither is correct. The citation goes outside the … Read more
Let me explain after trying to Google, I cannot find information on how to quote a review/testimonial from a critic at a publication outside of the main text. The testimonial/reviews are listed at the end, sort of what you may see on posters for plays or customer reviews on a business flyer, but I don’t … Read more
I want to mention a very long title which doesn’t have a good shortening using one continuous chunk: An account of a method of dividing astronomical and other instruments, by ocular inspection; in which the usual tools for graduating are not employed; the whole operation being so contrived, that no error can occur but what … Read more
Let’s say I need to cite a website or printed report with the title: Broccoli production in Ruritania, 1990-2010 with a hyphen in “1990-2010.” In English typography, though, the standard indicator for numerical ranges is an en-dash (–), not the shorter hyphen (-). Is it licit to substitute an en-dash for a hyphen in a … Read more
Is it fine to introduce a direct quote with an em dash? I want to briefly summarise a quote, while still giving it in full. Something like: However, Smith (2021) argued that foo can in fact improve bar—"A common and interesting aspect of foo is that it can often improve bar". If no – what … Read more
My girlfriend and I were reading a Wikipedia page and were confused as to the usage of quotations in the following Wikipedia article: King Kong Bundy. Specifically, towards the end, the article mentions that Pallies was fond of cats and had "about 10" at the time of his death. Wikipedia often quotes numbers in articles … Read more
I hope I’m not repeating this question although I could not find something relevant on this website. I am looking for a way to indicate that a passage from a book is my translation. I’m using in-text citation and the text is part of a footnote. It goes like: “citation” (Author date, page). How could … Read more
