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I've always been surprised by how many students don't seem to think much about the appearance of their work. But consider that your reader's first impression of your work will come from its physical appearance. Careless errors and sloppiness send the message that you do not take your own work seriously. And if you don't why should anyone else?

　　This section presents generic Nuts and Bolts guidelines for mechanics, for -how formal work should look. Use these guidelines if you're not writing to any of the formats presented earlier （MLA, etc.）. The general formats presented here should be satisfactory to most teachers, and once you have learned them it will be quite easy to adapt them if necessary.