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Some authors say that cats are great (Suzuki, 2010) - in fact according to Tanaka (2016, April 2) cats are the best pet. A number of articles surveying cat owners strongly support this opinion (“Neko ga suki,” 2010, May 5; Suzuki, n.d.; “Neko ga daisuki,” n.d.).
References Neko ga suki [I like cats]. (2010, May 5). Mainichi Shimbun. http://fakenewswebsite.com/asdf.html
Neko ga daisuki [I like cats]. (n.d.). Pengin to Neko. Retrieved April 26, 2021, from http://fakewebsiteaddress.com/asdf.html
Suzuki, M. (2010). Neko ga suki [I like cats]. Kenkyusha.
Suzuki, M. (n.d.). Neko ga suki [I like cats]. Neko Tomodachi. Retrieved October 8, 2021, from http:/fakewebsiteaddress.com
Tanaka, Y. (2016, April 2). Neko ga suki [I like cats]. Neko Online. http://fakesite.com/asdf.html
The Rules
- Only roman letters (romaji, pinyin, romaja)
- (Tanaka, 2010)
(田中, 2010)- (“Neko ga suki,” n.d.)
(猫が好き,” 2010)
- In reference lists ONLY, translate title ONLY
- Square brackets - [] not () or {}
- Neko ga suki [I like cats].
- Neko ga suki
(I like cats). - Neko ga suki
{I like cats}.
- No period before translation
- Neko ga suki [I like cats].
Neko ga suki.[I like cats].
- No italics for translations even if romaji is italics
- Neko ga suki [I like cats].
- Neko ga suki.
[I like cats].
- Translation starts with capital letter
- Neko [Cats].
- Neko [
cats].
- Use SINGLE BYTE punctuation:
- ”.” not “。”
- ” “ not “ ”
- ”,” not “、”
- Romaji for sources, but no translation. Unless it has an official english title
- Mainichi Shimbun
- Mainichi Daily
Daily NewspaperMainichi Shimbun [Daily Newspaper]毎日新聞
- Square brackets - [] not () or {}