Contractions are inappropriate in academic writing. “Don’t” and “21st century” should be expanded to “do not” and “twenty-first century.” “1990s” is acceptable; note that there is no apostrophe (in MLA style).
Contractions are inappropriate in academic writing. “Don’t” and “21st century” should be expanded to “do not” and “twenty-first century.” “1990s” is acceptable; note that there is no apostrophe (in MLA style).
Janelle Jenstad 