# Parenthetical notation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-notation/80637>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 10, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-notation/80637 "2001-09-10T07:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-notation/80637/1 "2001-09-10T07:03:33Z")

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I just finished writing my english paper on Puritanism in early American literature (yawn) and I could use a little help. I need to find out how to cite a story and a poem using parenthetical notation. The paper’s due tomorrow at twelve (i might have procrastinated a little bit 😃 ) so I’d really, really appreciate it if anybody could offer any help, 'cause then I can go and get some desperately needed sleep :).

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**Author:** ![RM\_Mentock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RM\_Mentock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RM_Mentock)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-notation/80637/2 "2001-09-10T12:08:31Z")

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Don’t know either, but bump

Are there online guides that have this?

O, wait, a search for “parenthetical notation” and “citation” turned up this site:

[http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/jbru/1302-internet/using.htm](http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/jbru/1302-internet/using.htm)  
which links to  
[http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/jbru/1302-internet/in-text.htm](http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/jbru/1302-internet/in-text.htm)  
which seems to explain it all. HTH