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Citing two sources in one sentence
That depends on where the two separate statements come from. If Smith says the price decreases, while Watson says the industry grows, the first one is correct.
On the other hand, if both authors note ...
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Should 'Oz' be in Quotation Marks if not Quoting Him? APA Format
If you are simply referring to the character, no, don't put his name in quotes or any other special typography. Like:
Just as the Wizard of Oz was great and powerful, so, etc.
This is true of any ...
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en dash with space for non-integer?
In a comment under your question, you said that you mostly follow APA style.
This is what the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) says:
4.13 Hyphenation
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What is an APA-certified editor?
I am almost entirely certain that no such thing exists as an actual credential from the APA directly. However, I would imagine that some programs, maybe at the community college level or other ...
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Do I need to Cite Multiple Quotes From the Same Source Multiple Times (APA)?
You may use some classical Latin abbreviations, like "ibid." or "op.cit" which are precisely used to indicate that the last quotation has the same source as the previous one.
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Citing sources "Adversity introduces a man to himself"
If there's no source for the quote, it's very likely misattributed. A lot of quotes get falsely attributed to Einstein, probably to give them a little more weight. Proper citation means that you don't ...
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Using Numbers in APA: 10 and 5 in the same sentence
You are correct! However, this was not always the case. Here's some background:
The fifth edition of the APA publication manual required the use of numerals when numbers below 10 were grouped for ...
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How do I cite a book that has been transcribed online in APA?
Chapters 6 and 7 of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition covers citations and referencing in the APA format.
As @Robin pointed out, EasyBib gives a rundown of ...
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Do I need to Cite Multiple Quotes From the Same Source Multiple Times (APA)?
The term for same source is ibidem, abbreviated to ibid. (include the dot).
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Do I need to Cite Multiple Quotes From the Same Source Multiple Times (APA)?
The method by which you cite something will change based on the style guide you use, but the need to provide a citation remains the same. (This is true of APA and anything else.)
Regardless, each ...
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How can a practical learner get up to speed on APA quickly?
I agree with getting a copy of the APA publication manual, sixth edition either digital or hardcopy. I have both and use them all the time. The APA also has a website for reference based on the book. ...
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Using expletives in an essay
When I taught ENGL100, I advised students to minimize quotes (still maximize citations for their summaries and paraphrases unless it was to indicate "poetry or precision".
The quote you indicated ...
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Using expletives in an essay
Given your quote in context, the obscenity works. It's blunt and to the point, and since you are in fact pointing out that people don't have time or energy for philosophy when they're starving, it's ...
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APA parenthetical citation: is extra information in the parentheses okay?
APA Style does not allow for additional information within citations. That is properly the function of footnotes or content notes and APA Style does provide for these. See The Purdue Owl website for ...
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When is it okay to insert a page break before a new paragraph?
If you are using a heading, feel free to start it on a new page. Try to imagine headings as being similar to chapter markers, they mark the start of a new section of your piece, however, this is again ...
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Referencing Legal Briefs in APA style
APA Style follows Bluebook (legal) style for legal citation (see the APA Blog). Per the The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation R. 10.8.3, at 113 (Columbia law Review Ass'n et al. eds., 20th ed. ...
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Citing two sources in one sentence
The citation relates to the words immediately before it, I would say. The format for cittions - Name, date - is a good one for many reades.
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Citation of two authors with same surname using APA style
In your case, you have a single book authored by two people with the same surname but different initials.
Your in-text citation would look like this:
As P. Ehrlich and Ehrlich underlined, . . . (...
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How to cite a statistic from a website using APA?
First of all, APA only uses author and date for its in-text citations. It generally doesn't matter what other information you know about the source; it only uses those two pieces of information in the ...
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In-text Citations: Same Paragraph With 3-5 Authors
Both seem fine to me. My only hesitation would be if the 2nd example is a single sentence, then you probably wouldn't need to in-line cite again at the end.
Other than the APA manual, I typically use ...
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Quoting italicized text: keep formatting?
You are correct in noting that it is common to add "Emphasis mine", or similar, if you add emphasis to a section of a quotation.
It is equally common to add "Emphasis original", or ...
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APA - More sources from same author and same year than there are characters in the alphabet?
A common trick is to go beyond 'z' by using two-letter indices.
Thus, the first 26 references are a-z.
The next 26 are aa-az.
Then ba-bz etc.
For an example of this, just look at the subversions of ...
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