Were anyone to describe the Amsterdam weather in one word, that would be 'changeable'. There is simply no point in asking anyone what the weather is going to be like more than a week ahead of the time. Even the Netherlands metorological office readily admit that any forecasts further out than that, including their own, are very unreliable.
Well, itâs helpful because the dictionary tells you whether a word is a proper noun (i.e., a specific person, place, or thing), and proper nouns are capitalized in English and therefore in APA Style (see Publication Manual sections 4.16 and 4.18).
The basics of in-text citations in APA format. If you are using a direct quote, the in-text citation in APA style calls for the authorâs name, the publication date and the page number. On the other hand, indirect quotes require only the authorâs name and the publication date. There are also some stylistic and punctuation rules that apply to using this type of citation. 1  Use title case when referencing a title in the text of your paper. 2  Capitalize all proper nouns, including author names and initials.