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Scientific Writing: April 5, 2011

The document provides guidance on concise and clear scientific writing. It recommends removing unnecessary words and phrases to write in a direct and succinct manner. Specifically, it suggests replacing vague phrases with more precise language, cutting redundant words, and combining sentences whenever possible to improve brevity and conciseness. Examples of wordy and redundant phrases that could be replaced with clearer alternatives are also listed.

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Scientific Writing: April 5, 2011

The document provides guidance on concise and clear scientific writing. It recommends removing unnecessary words and phrases to write in a direct and succinct manner. Specifically, it suggests replacing vague phrases with more precise language, cutting redundant words, and combining sentences whenever possible to improve brevity and conciseness. Examples of wordy and redundant phrases that could be replaced with clearer alternatives are also listed.

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SCIENTIFIC WRITING

April 5, 2011

Todays Schedule
Collect Methods/Materials Go Over Mid-Term Exam Brevity and Conciseness

BREVITY & CONCISENESS (NASA pp. 33-37)


Writing should be concise, not redundant, and rid of unnecessary detail Examples: ac current (omit current) 20 sec in duration (omit duration) close proximity (omit close) in the range of 1 to 10 (replace in the range of with from)

Pointless Words
It is interesting to note that It might be stated that In the case when I think that/In my opinion I want to show that I will explain Lets think about Lets see Let me show you

False Elegance
A majority of Most (unless you mean <50%) Due to the fact that/For that reason/The reason for Because In close proximity Near With the exception of Of In order to/with a view to to By means of/By using By In connection with/Through the use of with At this time/At this point in time/At the present now, currently

(actual) experience (advance) planning (advance) reservations (advance) warning all meet (together) (armed) gunman at (12) midnight at (12) noon autobiography (of my life) (awkward) predicament (baby) boy was born (basic) fundamentals (basic) essentials cease (and desist) cheap (price)

Redundant Phrases
cold (temperature) commute (back and forth) (completely) finished consensus (of opinion) (difficult) dilemma each (and every) (empty) space (end) result estimated (roughly) at filled (to capacity) (final) outcome (free) gift (frozen) ice (general) public green (in color) join (together) (natural) instinct never (at any time) (null and) void (pair of) twins (past) experience (poisonous) venom (pre-)recorded (present) status reason is (because) (regular) routine (small) speck (suddenly) exploded surrounded (on all sides) (unexpected) surprise

Some other tips:


- Only use passive if necessary - Combine sentences where possible dont use too many simple sentences - Do not overuse intensifiers very, more, most, best, quite, great, really, especially (instead provide specific and useful details)

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