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WHAT IS MLA ?
MLA stands for Modern Language
Association, and MLA format refers to
the format the association created
that is commonly used in many areas
of academic writing, particularly in
the humanities.
FORMAT
OF
MLA
1. A properly-formatted MLA-style paper will be
constructed as follows:
2. Typed on 8.5 X 11 inch (A4) paper with 12 pt. font
3. 1-inch margins on all sides
4. First line of each paragraph indented one halfinch from the left margin (pro tip: use the tab key
instead of the space bar to ensure perfect
indentation)