A Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases
| Research Phrase |
translation |
| It has long been known... |
I didn't look up the original reference. |
| A definite trend is evident... |
these data are are practically meaningless. |
| Of great theoretical and practical importance... |
Interesting to me. |
| While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to
these questions... |
An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published. |
| three of the samples were chosen for detailed study... |
the results of the others didn't make any sense. |
| Typical results are shown... |
the best results are shown. |
| these results will be shown in a subsequent report... |
I might get around to this sometime if I'm pushed. |
| the most reliable results are those obtained by Jones... |
He was my graduate assistant. |
| It is believed that... |
I think. |
| It is generally believed that... |
A couple of other people think so too. |
| It is clear that much additional work will be required before a
complete understanding of the phenomenon occurs... |
I don't understand it. |
| Correct within an order of magnitude... |
Wrong. |
| It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigation
in this field... |
this is a lousy paper, but so are all the others on this miserable
topic. |
| thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and
to George Frink for valuable discussions... |
Blotz did the work and Frink explained to me what it meant. |
| A careful analysis of obtainable data... |
three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass
of beer. |
