DATES, TIMEs, titles
Here is an explanation of date and time:
Do not abbreviate dates when writing. Be consistent in your organization of the date.
In an MLA heading, the date is denoted as 17 April 2021. In the body of the paper, you may use 17 April 2021 or April 17, 2021. If you choose the second option, include a comma after the date is rendered when the sentence continues:
October 28, 1466, is ERasmus's likely date of birth (Gleason 76).
In a works cited entry, the date will look like this: 17 Apr. 2021.
If a time is provided, include it. A date and time would look like this: 12 Mar. 2012, 10:30 p.m.,
Be consistent in your use of time in the 12-hour or 24-hour clock. MOSTLY, USE THE 12-HOUR CLOCK.
Include the time zone when provided.
If you only have the general time frame, express it in words, not numbers:
Belton, John. "Painting by the Numbers: The Digital Intermediate." Film Quarterly, vol. 61, no. 3, Spring 2008, pp. 58-65.
Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Early fifteenth centure, bodleian Library, Oxford, Corpus Christi College MS 198.
From Word Genius, click here
24-Hour ClockThe 24-hour clock counts all the hours of the day. Although it is widely used in Britain, the US military, and various places around the world, North Americans and Australians are far more accustomed to a 12-hour clock.
12-Hour ClockThe 12-hour clock pivots at 12:00 noon, around the time the sun is at its highest point in the sky. According to the 12-hour clock, everything in the day is either before noon (in the morning), or after noon (cleverly named the afternoon).
By splitting the 24-hour clock in half, you count to 12 twice.
In order to differentiate, we use the abbreviations a.m. and p.m. You might think that b.n. (before noon) and a.n. (after noon) would make more sense, but 17th-century Englishmen opted to use Latin instead.
In Latin, a.m. stands for "ante meridian." Translated, this means "before midday." The counterpart, p.m., stands for "post meridian," which translates to "after midday."
To further clarify, it was decided that 00:00, the start of the new day, would be known as 12:00 a.m., or midnight. And 12:00, high noon, would be known as 12:00 p.m. — though, to avoid confusion, many prefer to stick with just "midnight" or "noon."
Here is an explanation of title use in regard to names:
In general, omit titles, affiliations, and degree that preced or follow names in the works-cited list.
Anthony T. Boyle, PhD ----- Boyle, Anthony T.
Sister Jean Daniel ----- Daniel, Jean
Sir Walter Scott ----- Scott, Walter
Saint Teresa de Jesús ----- Teresa de Jesús
A suffix that is an essential part of the name--like Jr. or a roman numberal--appears after the given name, preceded by a comma.
Rockefeller, John D., IV
Rust, Arthur George, Jr.
Do not abbreviate dates when writing. Be consistent in your organization of the date.
In an MLA heading, the date is denoted as 17 April 2021. In the body of the paper, you may use 17 April 2021 or April 17, 2021. If you choose the second option, include a comma after the date is rendered when the sentence continues:
October 28, 1466, is ERasmus's likely date of birth (Gleason 76).
In a works cited entry, the date will look like this: 17 Apr. 2021.
If a time is provided, include it. A date and time would look like this: 12 Mar. 2012, 10:30 p.m.,
Be consistent in your use of time in the 12-hour or 24-hour clock. MOSTLY, USE THE 12-HOUR CLOCK.
Include the time zone when provided.
If you only have the general time frame, express it in words, not numbers:
Belton, John. "Painting by the Numbers: The Digital Intermediate." Film Quarterly, vol. 61, no. 3, Spring 2008, pp. 58-65.
Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Early fifteenth centure, bodleian Library, Oxford, Corpus Christi College MS 198.
From Word Genius, click here
24-Hour ClockThe 24-hour clock counts all the hours of the day. Although it is widely used in Britain, the US military, and various places around the world, North Americans and Australians are far more accustomed to a 12-hour clock.
12-Hour ClockThe 12-hour clock pivots at 12:00 noon, around the time the sun is at its highest point in the sky. According to the 12-hour clock, everything in the day is either before noon (in the morning), or after noon (cleverly named the afternoon).
By splitting the 24-hour clock in half, you count to 12 twice.
In order to differentiate, we use the abbreviations a.m. and p.m. You might think that b.n. (before noon) and a.n. (after noon) would make more sense, but 17th-century Englishmen opted to use Latin instead.
In Latin, a.m. stands for "ante meridian." Translated, this means "before midday." The counterpart, p.m., stands for "post meridian," which translates to "after midday."
To further clarify, it was decided that 00:00, the start of the new day, would be known as 12:00 a.m., or midnight. And 12:00, high noon, would be known as 12:00 p.m. — though, to avoid confusion, many prefer to stick with just "midnight" or "noon."
Here is an explanation of title use in regard to names:
In general, omit titles, affiliations, and degree that preced or follow names in the works-cited list.
Anthony T. Boyle, PhD ----- Boyle, Anthony T.
Sister Jean Daniel ----- Daniel, Jean
Sir Walter Scott ----- Scott, Walter
Saint Teresa de Jesús ----- Teresa de Jesús
A suffix that is an essential part of the name--like Jr. or a roman numberal--appears after the given name, preceded by a comma.
Rockefeller, John D., IV
Rust, Arthur George, Jr.