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Citation rules/Internet and media/18.2 The Internet

Add a parenthetical explaining the link

Error²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A long query address stands in a citation only alongside the site’s root address and a parenthetical saying how to reach the source from it.¹

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1R. 18.2.2(d) The URL; B18.1.1 Direct Citations. Tables: R. 18.8.4 Websites Containing Audio Recordings.
2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.

PreviousAdd a comma before the URL NextAdd parentheses around the “last visited” date

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Abbreviate the author's name
Abbreviate the site's name
Add a comma before the URL
Add a parenthetical explaining the link
Add parentheses around the “last visited” date
Add the archive link
Add the site's name before the address
Add the time zone after the time
Lowercase the short word in the title

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Abbreviate the author's name
Abbreviate the site's name
Add a comma before the URL
Add a parenthetical explaining the link
Add parentheses around the “last visited” date
Add the archive link
Add the site's name before the address
Add the time zone after the time
Lowercase the short word in the title

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