[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Normal

Citations should also be applied in APA, not the MLA format. LOL

Where have you seen a citation on ToTV?

Links are much more useful.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Where have you seen a citation on ToTV?

Links are much more useful.

“To cite a page from a website, you need a short in-text citation and a corresponding reference stating the author’s name, the date of publication, the title of the page, the website name, and the URL.”

- - Jack Caulfield, March 5, 2021 revised on November 6, 2024, “How to Cite a Website | MLA, APA & Chicago Examples”, Scribbr.com, Just a moment...

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Normal

“To cite a page from a website, you need a short in-text citation and a corresponding reference stating the author’s name, the date of publication, the title of the page, the website name, and the URL.”

- - Jack Caulfield, March 5, 2021 revised on November 6, 2024, “How to Cite a Website | MLA, APA & Chicago Examples”, Scribbr.com, Just a moment...

Until you can make post #30 more usable than it already is, I'll stick with links.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Where have you seen a citation on ToTV?

Links are much more useful.

My point exactly. Spot on. This is a blog, not a thesis package.

[Danube]

Originally Posted by asianthree

As the younger gens find TOTV you will find most no longer waste time spelling out __________. I do the same, but some find it annoying

Come for the gossip, stay for the abbreviations.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by defrey12

The first time one uses ______ in writing it is supposed to be spelled out with the acronym placed behind it in parentheses. Thusly: _______ (HITH). One then has a reference to the acronym. GRAMMAR MATTERS!

No. Grammar used to matter, it no longer does.

Just read any text message string or perhaps a speech given in public, by most any elected official.

Language is dynamic. It's always changing and there are always new words, new phrases and new syntax. The old "rules" of communication, no longer apply ... just like not using coal to fuel your heating system.