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As we have covered, reference list citations and in-text citations should match each other. They work together to clearly indicate which sources provide support to your assignment.
| You wouldn’t want to wear mismatched socks, just like you don’t want mismatched citations! | You want your in-text and reference list citations (and socks) to match each other! |
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Image attribution:
“Mismatched Socks Solidarity Day” by Rik Panganiban is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.
“X-ray socks” by unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.


