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Dear scientists,
Please, for the love of God, please, make your papers more understandable.
Fuck you
Sincerely,
A college student on the verge of tears
I’m writing a manuscript rn and every single piece of feedback i’ve gotten has boiled down to “use more technical language” and “be more formal”, and I have been actively going “i will not be doing that, thanks” but my GOD do they not like it.
update: i cant believe this is actual literal feedback i actually recieved
OK so this is a genuine issue in scientific communication where a paper requires very Precise language, and because people aren't really used to writing that, they crutch on rules of Formality, because they've never been taught how to write with Clarity.
In the above example, 'huge' is not a very precise term. Could mean anything from "lots" to "About the size of a battleship" to "bigger than expected". Not a very precise term. I'm not sure what OP's field is, but they should probably be using a word that's more specific like "Statistically Significant Differneces" instead of "Huge differences", or maybe "Widespread Impact" instead of "Huge Impact". Whoever is providing critique here should say "the use of 'huge' here is imprecise and can confuse what you're talking about, please use a more specific descriptor".
What people generally are asking for when they want something 'understandable' is Clarity. Complex topics are perfectly fine, but they need to be explained clearly. Purdue has a good guide here, which I'll share the outline of, because it's genuinely good advice for many genres or writing:
Go from old to new information and keep the timeline straight. No Dr. Who Plots.
Use Transitional words when bridging concepts. Words like however, therefore, in addition, also, but, moreover, etc.
Keep your sentence structure simple, and mind where you put subordinate clauses. This is really hard for ADHD people who srt of tend to zig-zag across concepts, but in general, it's better to have several simple sentences than one huge rambling one.
Use Active Voice. Good: "The Comittee decided to postpone the meeting". Bad: "A descision was reached to postpone the meeting by the comittee"
Use Parallel Contructions. If you're comparing several things, use the same gramatical structure to describe each thing.
Avoid Noun Strings. Good: "These projects will stimulate investments" Bad: "Investment Stimulation Projects"
Avoid using the noun version of verbs. Good: "The Plan was implemented sucessfully." Bad: "The implementation of the plan was sucessful."
Avoid Multiple Negatives. Double negatives are confusing as hell, triple negatives are worse.
Chose Action verbs over forms of "to be". Good: "TV can report on events much faster than newspapers." Bad: "One difference between TV and newspapers is the relative speed at which they can report on things."
Avid Unclear Pronoun References: If you use terms like It, They, He, She etc. make sure it's very clear who or what that pronoun is referring to.
It’s funny how old papers are more understandable than the recent ones
“She is a poem if you hold her right.”
– Jay Vespertine [Inspired from L. Zuniga]
whenever there's a rainbow present, things aren't as dark as they seem
i don’t want to be rich i don’t want to be famous i don’t want a million tiktok followers or what the fuck ever i just want a one bedroom apartment in a walkable community with neighbors i could borrow sugar from or bring cookies to when i bake extra and a job that i enjoy and that helps someone and pays me enough to afford my silly little one bedroom and groceries and something fun too at the end of the day and enough free time to sing and dance and read and write and spend time with the people i love and maybe have a dog and some plants to water and a shelf of books to read and a thrift store where i can buy weird clothes and faded denim jackets like i am not asking for anything big or grand or exciting i just want peace i want contentment i want just a little love how the fuck is this too much to ask for
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Hi Teans, who is your favorite freshie
i think they would know the answer 😌
me doing normal human activities: is this allowed? is this allowed? am i allowed to do this? is this allowed? i don’t want to get in trouble can i do this is this allowed?
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hi anon,
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the pulse of the universe, by @iloveyouandyoudontpayme (Me)
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I think about the fact that bowls have been around for millions of years. We have always been trying to hold things. My heart warms when I eat soup with my family and smile because nothing has changed in thousands of years. I think of satchels and arm slings. I think of healed bones and long lives. I think we were always meant to be kind.
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test submission #2
this better show up on my main page or i cri
test submission
testing, plis show up on my main page
we as a society do not use the words crestfallen and woebegone enough
hello my crowd of followers, gina linetti back w another one for y'all.
there is a wicked fella out there, threatening to steal y'all away from me. why is that so? I suspect there are multiple reasons, the most likely one of them being the fact that they are awestruck by my brilliance and doesn't like how I've brought everlasting peace to this planet we call earth.
I've been nice to them but yay, they steal another one of you away. I shall be the bigger person and forgive this wicked fella. they may continue to do so as they want, but karma is a bitch which is nice sometimes.
may the karma be w them :)
'you are my distraction' is perhaps one of the most beautiful lines to tell a person
when there's a change, there's always somthing to miss
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