tweet citing standard - Modern Language Assn.

[Tom Zurinskas]

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Tweet citing Standard

theatlantic.com -The Modern Language Association likes to keep up with the =
times. As we all know=2C some information breaks first or only on Twitter a=
nd a good academic needs to be able to cite those sources. So=2C the MLA ha=
s devised a standard...


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Begin the entry in the works-cited list with the author's real name and=2C =
in parentheses=2C user name=2C if both are known and they differ. If only t=
he user name is known=2C give it alone.

Next provide the entire text of the tweet in quotation marks=2C without cha=
nging the capitalization. Conclude the entry with the date and time of the =
message and the medium of publication (Tweet). For example:

Athar=2C Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). "Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1=
AM (is a rare event)." 1 May 2011=2C 3:58 p.m. Tweet.
The date and time of a message on Twitter reflect the reader's time zone. R=
eaders in different time zones see different times and=2C possibly=2C dates=
 on the same tweet. The date and time that were in effect for the writer of=
 the tweet when it was transmitted are normally not known. Thus=2C the date=
 and time displayed on Twitter are only approximate guides to the timing of=
 a tweet.=20
Via Thomas=2C Matt. (mattthomas). "This. RT @JenHoward How do you cite a tw=
eet? The MLA is glad you asked. (You did ask=2C didn't you?) bit.ly/ykLfcQ.=
" 2 March 2012=2C 2:21pm. Tweet.




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Tom Zurinskas=2C Conn 20 yrs=2C Tenn 3=2C NJ 33=2C now Fl 9.
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> Date: Tue=2C 6 Mar 2012 09:07:54 -0500
> From: Berson at ATT.NET
> Subject: Re: eggcorn: crash commercialism
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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> ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------=
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> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
> Subject: Re: eggcorn: crash commercialism
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> I was hoping some of these would be about ambulance chasing or
> fraudulent accident insurance claims=2C but seemingly not.
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> Joel
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> At 3/6/2012 02:56 AM=2C Randy Alexander wrote:
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> >A friend sent this in to me:
> >
> >"Crash commercialism" for "crass commercialism". This seems to be partly
> >borne out of anticipating /S/ where /s/ should be.
> >
> >Not in the ECDB.
> >
> >http://www.google.com/search?ix=3Dsea&sourceid=3Dchrome&ie=3DUTF-8&q=3D%=
22crash+commercialism%22<http://www.google.com.hk/search?ix=3Dsea&sourceid=
=3Dchrome&ie=3DUTF-8&q=3D%22crash+commercialism%22>
> >
> >--
> >Randy Alexander
> >Xiamen=2C China
> >Blogs:
> >Manchu studies: http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu
> >Chinese characters: http://www.sinoglot.com/yuwen
> >Language in China (group blog): http://www.sinoglot.com/blog
> >
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> >The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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