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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Topgun on June 26, 2009, 03:32:03 pm

Title: MLA Citation format
Post by: Topgun on June 26, 2009, 03:32:03 pm

I have to write a report in mla citation format. what the heck is that?

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: The E on June 26, 2009, 03:34:04 pm

This, perhaps? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MLA_Style_Manual#Citation_and_bibliography_format)

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: Topgun on June 26, 2009, 03:36:52 pm

yeah I read that, I don't get it.
can someone give me an example of mla format?

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 26, 2009, 03:39:04 pm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: NGTM-1R on June 26, 2009, 04:03:37 pm

I recommend shooting your teacher, as I can't think of anything that actually required MLA formatting after college.

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: StarSlayer on June 26, 2009, 04:16:45 pm

Citing sources god almighty.  Seemed like every year of school there was a different bloody major project that needed a different set of thrice damned citation standards.  Never understood why so long as you had a damn bibiliograpghy and properly quoted stuff they couldn't leave well enough alone.  Least in college there wasn't so much BS.

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: MP-Ryan on June 26, 2009, 04:26:02 pm

MLA is terrible.  Most professionals (in the science and technology sector, anyway) use a variation on APA format - which is stunningly easy.

Best advice:  If you're going to be writing anything more than one or two papers using MLA format, go spend the $10 and buy an MLA quick-reference book.  It'll save your ass, trust me.

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: Topgun on June 26, 2009, 04:36:06 pm

thanks guys, the website Jeff Vader posted helped.
this is for college BTW.

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on June 26, 2009, 11:13:09 pm

I thought MLA was a volume licensing agreement?????????

Title: Re: MLA Citation format
Post by: Blue Lion on June 27, 2009, 06:43:12 am

Almost all classes that weren't psych classes used MLA.