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Learn the best common practices for scholarly writing, including how to format cosmetics publication correctly. Discover tips on italicizing book and film titles, quoting short stories and poetry, using numbers, avoiding contractions, and more!
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Best Common Practice Writing Tips for the Scholarly Writer
Cosmetics (Formatting) • Italicize book and film titles (Angela’s Ashes) • Short stories, poetry, and song lyrics are in quotes—never underlined (“The Boarding House,” “Act of Union”) • Spell out numbers under 100 • Numbers over 100 should use digits • Never use symbols instead of words except for with the dollar sign (example: no #, %, or &)
Best Common Practice • Do NOT use contractions in formal writing. • Avoid “thing” words (something, anything) • Do NOT use first person! • Do NOT start sentences with “This” unless you follow it with a noun (This poem suggests vs. This suggests) • Do NOT drop quotes! BLEND them! • Spell out states and countries