Format. Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Encyclopedia or Dictionary, edited by Editor’s First Name Last Name, Edition if given and not first edition, vol. Volume Number, Publisher Name, Date of Publication, pp. How do you cite an encyclopedia in text? If a dictionary or encyclopediaRead More →
If you are writing a news-centric piece or are an independent journalist without a house style guide, follow the guideline from The Associated Press Stylebook (AP style): Use quotation marks around foreign words that aren’t “understood universally.” In addition to the quotation marks, AP style also recommends … Should LatinRead More →
In MLA 7 and 8, titles of books, journals, websites, albums, blogs, movies, tv shows, magazines, and newspapers should all be italicized. Titles of articles, episodes, interviews, songs, should be in quotes. Do you italicize the name of an event? Do not place in quotation marks names of events (tailgateRead More →
Italics are used primarily to denote titles and names of particular works or objects in order to allow that title or name to stand out from the surrounding sentence. Italics may also be used for emphasis in writing, but only rarely. Should The New Yorker be italicized? Always italicize theRead More →