Q: Pay a visit to both sets of parents separately to declare your intentions to marry. It's customary for the bride's side of the family to be the first to hear about their daughter's engagement. In fact, tradition dictates that the groom should ask the bride's father for her hand in marriage before he ever pops the question. Generally, the parents should be the first people to find out. If you have children from a previous marriage, though, they should be consulted before anyone else. Your parents should be the first people to officially find out about your engagement, even if you've already gotten their approval. If you're unable to visit your parents in the flesh, a phone call (or better yet, a video chat) will make it possible to talk to them one-on-one. Get in touch with as many members of both families as you can and invite them over for a light luncheon, or offer to take them out to dinner. There, you can reveal your surprise to everyone at once. This makes for a more reverent gesture and also saves you the trouble of having to contact everyone individually. Feel free to extend your invitation to siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and anyone else who you're close to. A holiday visit or family reunion can be a convenient time to make your announcement, if it happens to fall around the same time. Just make sure the news doesn't conflict with someone else's big day, like a graduation, baby shower or another wedding. Dial up anyone you're unable to meet with yourself and speak to them one-on-one. Be sure to mention that you wish you could have let them know in person. A phone call may feel somewhat impersonal, but it's your best bet when paying a visit isn't an option. Briefly recap the recent history of your relationship for those you haven't spoken to in a while to catch them up. A phone call is also the best way to alert your close friends if you're not going to see them right away. If you're not sure how best to reach someone, consider whether they would be offended by receiving a phone call as opposed to a personal letter. If you have family members living out of visiting range, you can reach them by mail. Taking the time write out a formal announcement is more considerate than simply typing up an email. It shows that you're thinking about the person, even if you can't be there to deliver the news in person. If you've already chosen a date for the wedding, send out a "Save-the-Date" card that contains details like the date, time, location and any special instructions for the attendees. Start mailing your announcements soon after making your engagement official so your recipients will have plenty of time to make arrangements.
A: Inform the parents in person. Plan an intimate get-together for the rest of the family. Pick up the phone. Mail a letter to distant relatives.

Q: In APA style, you only use initials for the first and last name. Follow the last name with a comma, then add the person's first and middle initial, if both are included. For instance, your citation would begin like this one: Ford, R. G. If the source has more than one author, separate them by commas and an ampersand. Ford, R. G., Macintosh, J. P., & Rose, P. M. Place the year in parentheses, and follow it by a period. You can find the year of publication on the front or back of the title page. Your entry will be like this: Ford, R. G. (2015). Place the title in italics. Use sentence-style capitalization, which means you capitalize the first word only (and any proper nouns). That includes capitalizing the first word after a colon. Your citation now is like this: Ford, R. G. (2015). The benefits of natural grass. Add the city of publication, a comma, and the state's abbreviation. Then, put a colon, followed by the publisher. Use a period after the publisher. Now, your entry will look this way: Ford, R. G. (2015). The benefits of natural grass. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. This citation is complete if you have no other information. Put the edition in parentheses using numbers (2nd, 3rd, etc.) and the abbreviation "ed." Put it before the title's final period. You can find this information on the back of the title page. The citation would be like this: Ford, R. G. (2015). The benefits of natural grass (3rd ed.). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. Place the translator in parentheses with the initials, then the last name. Add the abbreviation "Trans." after the person's name. It should go after the title's final period. Your citation will look like this: Ford, R. G. (2015). The benefits of natural grass. (Frank Roberts, Trans.). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. This citation goes in the sentence where you're citing the information. Use the author's last name, either in the sentence or in parentheses before the end punctuation. Then, add the year of publication, a comma, and a page number. While the page number isn't strictly necessary unless you're using a direct quote, it's still a good idea to include it. Your citation will look like this: As noted by Ford (2015, p. 124), AstroTurf isn't a good alternative to grass. At the end of the sentence, it would look like this: AstroTurf is not a viable substitute for real grass (Ford, 2015, p. 124). If you need to add multiple authors, write it this way: As noted by Ford, Macintosh, & Rose (2015, p. 88), AstroTurf can be damaging to players. After the first citation with multiple authors, write it like this: As noted by Ford et al. (2015, p. 75), AstroTurf is detrimental.
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Use the author's last name first to create a citation in the reference list. Add the year of publication next. Put the title of the book next. Place the location and publisher next. Add the addition after the title if second edition or later. Include the translator after the title if it has one. Create the in-text citation.