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