For the researchers out there, The Postmodern Language Association has a nice resource for citing those usually hard-to-reference quotes that you might need to include in your next missive. For example,
When citing epithets hollered out car windows:
- Describe the vehicle from which epithet emanated
(approximations are acceptable in cases of great speed).- Identify the location where the incident occurred (see #1).
- List the date incident occurred (see #1).
Example: “Hey Buddy, who the F*CK taught you how to drive?” [Large Delivery-Type Truck, Near Main and Chicago Streets; Evanston, IL:
March 5, 1999.]
Peer review that.