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Originally Posted by DarkScribe
This claim is total nonsense. A style guide is not developed for specific genres, it is for correct expression in written language. The only difference in fiction is when writing dialogue. I doubt whether any reader aside from a teacher grading essays would more interested in form than content.
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I dunno, the MLA format as I remember trying to use it definitely emphasized form over function. I'm not sure what was worse, having to use its incredibly concise style, or trying to explain to a professor that "Strict MLA" meant I couldn't give the page of endnotes that he asked for.