|
Phrase |
Actual Meaning |
| "It has long been known ..." |
"I didn't look up the original reference." |
| "It is clear that ..." |
"Ad-hoc (just trust me on this, OK!!??)." |
| "It can be shown that ..." |
"I saw someone proved it once, but I'd lost my notes." |
| "A definite trend is evident ..." |
"These data are practically meaningless." |
| "Of great theoretical and practical importance ..." |
"I need this to graduate." |
| "While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these
questions ..." |
"This was an unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it
published." |
| "Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study ..." |
"The others made no sense." |
| "Typical results are shown ..." |
"The best results are shown." |
| "Similar research has been done by ..." |
"I've cited all the reviewers on the committee to make sure my paper
gets accepted." |
| "It is believed that ..." |
"I think." |
| "It is generally believed that ..." |
"Two other guys think so, too." |
| "It is clear that much additional work will be required before a
complete insight of the phenomenon is possible ..." |
"I don't understand it." |
| "Correct within an order of magnitude ..." |
"Wrong." |
| "It is hoped that this study will stimulate more work in this field
..." |
"This is a lousy paper, but so are the others in this crummy
field." |
| "The data was analyzed for correctness ..." |
"I threw out the results I didn't like." |
| "Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experimental work
and to George Frink for the valuable discussions ..." |
"Blotz did the work, and Frink explained to me what it meant." |
| "A careful anaylsis of obtainable data ..." |
"Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of
beer." |
| "An emperical study was performed ..." |
"I did a little work at the bar." |
| "The study involved 250 subjects ..." |
"250 undergraduates received extra credit for being guinea
pigs." |
| "A statisitically oriented projection of the findings ..." |
"Wild guess." |
| "For completeness we now briefly summarize the background of ..." |
"This is utterly irrelevant information, but without it my thesis
won't even make 40 pages." |
| "Future work ..." |
"For those who want to follow the fool." |
| "A highly significant area for exploratory study ..." |
"A totally useless topic suggested by my
committee." |