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  2. Parenthetical referencing - Wikipedia

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    In the author–date method (Harvard referencing), [4] the in-text citation is placed in parentheses after the sentence or part thereof that the citation supports. The citation includes the author's name, year of publication, and page number(s) when a specific part of the source is referred to (Smith 2008, p.

  3. Sentence spacing in language and style guides - Wikipedia

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    In typeset matter, one space, not two should be used between two sentences—whether the first ends in a period, a question mark, an exclamation point, or a closing quotation mark or parenthesis. [27] The Turabian Style, published as the Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, is widely used in academic writing. The ...

  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    The heading must be on its own line, with one blank line just before it; a blank line just after is optional and ignored (but do not use two blank lines, before or after, because that will add unwanted visible space). For technical reasons, section headings should: Be unique within a page, so that section links lead to the right place.

  5. Bible citation - Wikipedia

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    The MLA style is similar, but replaces the colon with a period. Citations in the APA style add the translation of the Bible after the verse. [5] For example, (John 3:16, New International Version). Translation names should not be abbreviated (e.g., write out King James Version instead of using KJV). Subsequent citations do not require the ...

  6. Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/quotation and punctuation ...

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    Arthur said, "The situation is deplorable." (The full sentence is quoted; the period is part of the quotation.) Arthur said that the situation "was the most deplorable he had seen in years." (Although the full sentence is not quoted, the sense of finality conveyed by the period is part of the quotation.)

  7. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    Do not use † to indicate died; use d. only where space is limited, with consistency within any given table column. An overnight period may be expressed using a slash between two contiguous dates: the night raids of 30/31 May 1942 or raids of 31 May / 1 June 1942.

  8. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Captions

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    The Conservatory during the festival (No final period or full stop for lone sentence fragment), not The Conservatory during the festival. The stage was spotlit for the festival. (Period or full stop ends complete sentence) The Conservatory during the festival. The stage was spotlit for the occasion. (Period or full stop on each when they appear ...

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    Do not put a comma before Jr., Sr. (or variations such as Jnr), or a Roman numeral name suffix, whether it is patronymic or regnal: use Otis D. Wright II, not Otis D. Wright, II. Append a period, or not, (Jr. or Jr) according to the variety of English used by the article.