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Does anybody have any idea what the heck "MLA format" means? One of the local literature magazines (The South Carolina Review) requires it and I have no idea what they're talking about..............stan

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Stan,
Q and A's for MLA, I am still as you not understandingbut there is much info on the web, some as follows there are ref places, OK Love Ian.T LOL

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The site which told me I needed to submit in "improved MLA format" Is a university site. And like you, the results I got pretty much said MLA format is anything submitted via MLA guidelines. Kinda like saying one can tell if he's looking at an elephant if what one is looking at looks like an elephant............stan

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I had a quick look as I had no clue what it was, I found this site I don't know if it would be of any help to you I had a read and it has many links to sources, it cant hurt to take a look

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Love Jayne x

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It appears that as far as poetry is concerned that MLA means that work should be centered all lines double spaced and if more than a single page all pages should be numbered.............stan

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