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When I cite content from a book, should I say “section 2.3.2.1 of book… ” or “section 2.3.2.1 of `the` book …”?

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I asked a question based on a book.

section 2.3.2.1 of book "Machine Learning - A Probabilistic
Perspective"

in this case, should I say "section 2.3.2.1 of book... " or "section 2.3.2.1 of the book ..."?

word-usage word-choice

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I asked a question based on a book.

section 2.3.2.1 of book "Machine Learning - A Probabilistic
Perspective"

in this case, should I say "section 2.3.2.1 of book... " or "section 2.3.2.1 of the book ..."?

word-usage word-choice

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I asked a question based on a book.

section 2.3.2.1 of book "Machine Learning - A Probabilistic
Perspective"

in this case, should I say "section 2.3.2.1 of book... " or "section 2.3.2.1 of the book ..."?

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You would not say:

…section 2.3.2.1 of book Machine Learning…

At very least, it would have to be:

…section 2.3.2.1 of the book Machine Learning…

But in this specific context, where you are citing a publication, you could also simply have:

…section 2.3.2.1 of Machine Learning…

In fact this last form is perhaps the most common, and it’s certainly how I would write it.

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answered Jul 29 at 13:28

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  I’m sure I said the same thing at one point. I got the back of her hand, and the edge of her tongue for being cheeky. 🙂
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:42
  

  
  
  
  


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  Although the mighty APA appears to agree with Mrs. Smith: blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/07/… And now I think about it, her rule was not a comma before all quotes, but a comma before quoted direct speech.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:46
  

  
  
  
  


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  @jonathanjo, I don’t mind if it goes. Feel free. (But just know that if, as a result, Mrs. Smith comes back to haunt me for not explaining my lack of commas earlier in my reply, then I’ll refer her to you! 😀)
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:51
  

  
  
  
  


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  @tkp ; I was taught you place a comma where you would pause if you were talking. So, yes the comma is correct. At least the way I talk, it's correct
  
  – Brad
  Jul 29 at 13:54
  

  
  
  
  


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  @jonathanjo, right but it at least acts to soften your earlier, “everything I’ve ever seen”, no? 😉 Anyway, taking your comment about italicization of titles, I’ve modified the examples, rendering the P.S. redundant. Of course future readers will have no clue what you and I are talking about down here in the comments, but I think they’ll survive.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 14:01
  

  
  
  
  

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You should use the book as it is a specific book and not any old book.

the definite article (PARTICULAR) used before a noun to refer to a particular thing because it is clear which thing is intended:Link to C.E.D.

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5

You would not say:

…section 2.3.2.1 of book Machine Learning…

At very least, it would have to be:

…section 2.3.2.1 of the book Machine Learning…

But in this specific context, where you are citing a publication, you could also simply have:

…section 2.3.2.1 of Machine Learning…

In fact this last form is perhaps the most common, and it’s certainly how I would write it.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 29 at 13:56

answered Jul 29 at 13:28

tkptkp

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I’m sure I said the same thing at one point. I got the back of her hand, and the edge of her tongue for being cheeky. 🙂
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Although the mighty APA appears to agree with Mrs. Smith: blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/07/… And now I think about it, her rule was not a comma before all quotes, but a comma before quoted direct speech.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jonathanjo, I don’t mind if it goes. Feel free. (But just know that if, as a result, Mrs. Smith comes back to haunt me for not explaining my lack of commas earlier in my reply, then I’ll refer her to you! 😀)
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @tkp ; I was taught you place a comma where you would pause if you were talking. So, yes the comma is correct. At least the way I talk, it's correct
  
  – Brad
  Jul 29 at 13:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jonathanjo, right but it at least acts to soften your earlier, “everything I’ve ever seen”, no? 😉 Anyway, taking your comment about italicization of titles, I’ve modified the examples, rendering the P.S. redundant. Of course future readers will have no clue what you and I are talking about down here in the comments, but I think they’ll survive.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 14:01
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

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You would not say:

…section 2.3.2.1 of book Machine Learning…

At very least, it would have to be:

…section 2.3.2.1 of the book Machine Learning…

But in this specific context, where you are citing a publication, you could also simply have:

…section 2.3.2.1 of Machine Learning…

In fact this last form is perhaps the most common, and it’s certainly how I would write it.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 29 at 13:56

answered Jul 29 at 13:28

tkptkp

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I’m sure I said the same thing at one point. I got the back of her hand, and the edge of her tongue for being cheeky. 🙂
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Although the mighty APA appears to agree with Mrs. Smith: blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/07/… And now I think about it, her rule was not a comma before all quotes, but a comma before quoted direct speech.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jonathanjo, I don’t mind if it goes. Feel free. (But just know that if, as a result, Mrs. Smith comes back to haunt me for not explaining my lack of commas earlier in my reply, then I’ll refer her to you! 😀)
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 13:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @tkp ; I was taught you place a comma where you would pause if you were talking. So, yes the comma is correct. At least the way I talk, it's correct
  
  – Brad
  Jul 29 at 13:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jonathanjo, right but it at least acts to soften your earlier, “everything I’ve ever seen”, no? 😉 Anyway, taking your comment about italicization of titles, I’ve modified the examples, rendering the P.S. redundant. Of course future readers will have no clue what you and I are talking about down here in the comments, but I think they’ll survive.
  
  – tkp
  Jul 29 at 14:01
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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You would not say:

…section 2.3.2.1 of book Machine Learning…

At very least, it would have to be:

…section 2.3.2.1 of the book Machine Learning…

But in this specific context, where you are citing a publication, you could also simply have:

…section 2.3.2.1 of Machine Learning…

In fact this last form is perhaps the most common, and it’s certainly how I would write it.

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answered Jul 29 at 13:28

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You should use the book as it is a specific book and not any old book.

the definite article (PARTICULAR) used before a noun to refer to a particular thing because it is clear which thing is intended:Link to C.E.D.

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You should use the book as it is a specific book and not any old book.

the definite article (PARTICULAR) used before a noun to refer to a particular thing because it is clear which thing is intended:Link to C.E.D.

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You should use the book as it is a specific book and not any old book.

the definite article (PARTICULAR) used before a noun to refer to a particular thing because it is clear which thing is intended:Link to C.E.D.

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answered Jul 29 at 13:08

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