When they write ...
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What they REALLY mean is ... |
It has long been known that ...
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I haven't bothered to look up the original reference |
... of great theoretical and practical importance
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... interesting to me |
While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions ...
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The experiment didn't work out, but I figured I could at least get a publication out of it |
The W-Pb system was chosen as especially suitable to show the predicted behavior
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The fellow in the next lab had some already made up |
High purity... Very high purity... Extremly high purity... Spectroscopically pure...
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Composition unkown except for the exagerated supplier claims of |
Three of the samples were chosen for the detailed study ...
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The results of the others didn't make sense and were ignored |
... accidentally strained during mounting
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... dropped on the floor |
... handled with extreme care
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... not dropped on the floor throughout the experiments |
Typical results are shown ...
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the best results are shown ... |
Presumably at longer time ...
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I didn't take time to find out |
The agreement with the predicted curve is excellent/good/satisfactory/fair
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fair/poor/doubtful/imaginary |
... as good as could be expected
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non-existent |
These results will be reported at a later date
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I might possibly get around to this sometime |
The most reliable values are those of Jones
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He was a student of mine |
It is generally believed that ...
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A couple of other guys think so too |
It might be argued that ...
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I have such a good answer for this objection that I shall now raise it |
It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding ...
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I don't understand it |
Unfortunately, a quantitative theory to account for this has not been formulated
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Neither does anybody else |
Correct within an order of magnitude
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Wrong |
It is hoped that this work will stimulate further work in the field
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This paper isn't very good, but neither are any others in this miserable subject |
Thanks are to Joe Glotz for assistance with the experiments and to John Doe for valuable discussions
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Glotz did the work and Doe explained what it meant |