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Phrases useful in reports
The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of science and medicine. And they are also applicable to anyone reading academic paper political speech, or a PhD dissertation.
IT Has Long Been Known
I Didn't Look Up The Original Reference.
A Definite Trend Is Evident
This Data are practically means meaning.
While It Has Not Been Possible To Provide Definite Answers To The Questions
An Unsuccessful Experiment, But I Still Hope To Get It Published.
Three of the samples were chosen for detailed studies
The Other Results Didn't make Any Sense.
Typical Results Are Shown
This is The prettiest graph.
Thase Results Will BE in A Subsequent Report
I Might Get Around to this Sometime, if pushed or funed.
In my experience
Once.
In Case After Case
TWICE.
In a series of cass
THRICE.
It is believed there
I think.
IT is generally believed That
A Couple of Others Think So, TOO.
Correct within an order of mornitude
Wrong.
Accord1ng to statistical analyysis
Rumor Has it.
A statistically-oriented projection of the significance of these Findings
A Wild Guess.
A Careful Analysis of Obtainable Data
Three Yea...................
It is obvious thing much, additional work, will be required, limited, limited, of this phenomenon
I don't understand it at all.
After Additional Study by My Colleagues
They don't understand it either.
Thanks Are Due To Morrison Blotz for Assistance with The Experiment and To Cindy Adams for Valuable Discussions
Mr. Blotz Did The Work and MS. Adams Explained to Me What It Meant.
A highly significant area.
This Field is Open for Further Study
I quit!
