First of all, I do not translate. So, take what I write below with a grain of salt . Background: A friend of mine is trying to translate a manuscript in Chinese. The goal is to publish the manuscript in an English language journal. 1) Get a paper pub ...
I will teach scientific writing at LASG (中国科学院大气物理研究所, 大气科学和地球流体力学数值模拟国家重点实验室; 英文缩写LASG). It's on June 25th (Friday), starting at 9:30 am. For detail, please visit: http://www.lasg.ac.cn/Sylm/2010/5/gt1vqr52wg.htm ...
I am a freelance English editor, though I am a meteorologist and an oceanographer by training. In English, I is always written in upper case; this is not because I am special. (Actually, i written in lower case may disapp ...
I know all of you learned this English structure years ago. When writing a (long) sentence in a research paper, however, one may not recall this unique structure. Instead, one may write not only...and also... The CO 2 is released NOT ONLY from our cars AND ALSO from our air condit ...
4) Appropriate Use of Conventions a) Adjective and verb confusion Example: His colleagues agree that he does his job good. Correction: His colleagues agree that he does his job well. b) Pro ...
3) Clarity and Precision a) Ambiguous and vague pronouns Example: In the paper they claim these results are new. Correction: The authors claim these results in the paper are new. b) Diction Example: He d ...
2. Logical Expression of Ideas a) Coordination and subordination Example: Ann has a cough, and she has probably caught a cold. Correction: Ann has a cough ; she has probably caught a cold. b) Logical comparison: ...
Before my summer lectures on scientific writing, I have received the following questions from a student rep. I post my quick, and not well-thought-through, answers below. I hope you all can contribute by giving your version of A1, A2 and A3. Thank yo ...
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