Tweet (MLA)

Works cited entry

MLA-228

Curiosity Rover. “Can you see me waving? How to spot #Mars in the night sky: https://youtu.be/hv8hVvJlcJQ.” Twitter, 5 Nov. 2015, 11:00 a.m., twitter.com/marscuriosity/status/672859022911889408.

@grammarphobia (Patricia T. O’Conner and Steward Kellerman). “Is ‘if you will,’ like, a verbal tic? http://goo.gl/oYrTYP #English #language #grammar #etymology #usage #linguistics #WOTD.” Twitter, 14 Mar. 2016, 9:12 a.m., twitter.com/grammarphobia.

Explain

  • Begin with the writer's screen name, followed by the read name in parentheses, if known.
  • Give the text of the entire tweet in quotation marks, using the writer’s capitalization and punctuation.
  • Follow the text with the date and time noted on the tweet.
  • End with the URL for the source.

NOTE: When a URL must be divided at the end of a line, break it only after a slash or a double slash or before any other mark of punctuation. Do not insert a hyphen at the end of the line.