>Thought some people would enjoy this. Mark
> >The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you
> >understand the mysterious language of science and medicine.
> >These special phrases are also applicable to anyone reading a
> >PhD dissertation or academic paper.
> >
> >"IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"... I didn't look up the original
> >reference.
> >
> >"A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"... These data are practically
> >meaningless.
> >
> >"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
> >STUDY"... The other results didn't make any sense.
> >
> >"TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"... This is the prettiest graph.
> >
> >"THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT"... I might
> >get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.
> >
> >"IN MY EXPERIENCE"... Once
> >
> >"IN CASE AFTER CASE"... Twice
> >
> >"IN A SERIES OF CASES"... Thrice
> >
> >"IT IS BELIEVED THAT"... I think.
> >
> >"IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"... A couple of others think so, too.
> >
> >"CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE"... Wrong.
> >
> >"ACCORD1NG TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"... Rumor has it.
> >
> >"A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE
> >OF THESE FINDINGS"... A wild guess.
> >
> >"A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA"... Three pages of
> >notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer.
> >
> >"IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED
> >BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON
> >OCCURS"... I don't understand it
> >
> >"AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"... They don't
> >understand it either.
> >
> >"THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE 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 FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY"... A totally
> >useless topic selected by my committee.
> >
> >"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER
> >INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD"... I quit.
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