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Glossary of Useful Research Phrases

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Published Translation
" It has long been known...." I didn't look up the original reference.
" Of great theoretical and practical importance...." Interesting to me.
" A definite trend is evident... The data seem practically meaningless
" Three of the examples were chosen for detailed study.." The others made no sense.
" Typical results are shown.. The best results are shown.
" It is believed that.. I think
" It is generally believed that.... A couple of other guys think so too.
" It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of these phenomena is possible.. I don't understand it.
" Correct within an order of magnitude.." Wrong.
" Statistically oriented projection of the findings.. Wild guess.
" Highly significant area for exploratory study.." A totally useless topic suggested by my committee.