Re: personal communication citations

On 4/16/08 11:50 AM, "Alexander.Shenkin[[email protected]]"
wrote:

> hello all,
> 
> when i insert a personal communication reference into a word document,

> it is formatted just like a regular reference.  Shouldn't it be 
> formatted as a personal communication, which would vary with the 
> output style?  Usually, they're something like (Smith, Personal
Communication).
> But instead of that, I'm getting (Smith, 2008).  Any ideas?  This 
> seems odd.
> 
> Thanks,
> Allie


You are not providing enough information.  A personal communication
formatting is dependent on the citation style being used.

There will be an in-text citation and a bibliographic entry.  Your
chosen/expected style will determine whether it is "odd" or not.