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| EddieZilker |
Rule #8: MLA sucks! APA and Chicago are better because they require more precision. |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Rule #8: MLA sucks! APA and Chicago are better because they require more precision. |
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| srussell0018 |
| MLA is the future. Adapt or perish. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jarvmeister
Your second rule is actually a statement.
Rule #3: Learn the importance of grammar. |
Rule #9: Statements are allowed to be rules.
How's rule #3 relevant to her post anyway? There's nothing ungrammatical about not sweating something, and rule #9 covers all other possibilities. |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
MLA is the future. Adapt or perish. |
It all depends who or what you're writing for.
In my english classes, I use MLA, of course.
In journalism, AP style.
It's a pain in the ass going back and forth between the two :mad: |
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| srussell0018 |
Most academic writing, in my experience, used MLA.
And obviously you use AP style in your journalism classes. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Rule #8: Statements are allowed to be rules.
How's rule #3 relevant to her post anyway? There's nothing ungrammatical about not sweating something, and rule #8 covers all other possibilities. |
Rule #9: In text citation should not be so cluttered. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Rule #10: In-text |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Most academic writing, in my experience, used MLA.
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It does.
I guess since I have to alternate between the two of them I notice the differences more, as oppose to someone who is used to writing MLA and doesn't have to.
The AP style book is a great tool, though, for any kind of writing IMO. |
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| srussell0018 |
| I actually have that book. I interned for the Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester for about a year when I was at U of R. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Rule #10: In-text |
Rule #11: Avoid confusion by using complete sentences. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Rule #9c: Keep lists of rules at or under 10, as the Good Lord intended. |
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