Roberts, Tony (2006) The style files: explicitly avoid false conditionals. Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 33 (4). pp. 241-242. ISSN 0311-0729
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[Reminder]: After drafting an article, search through your source for “can be” and delete almost all of them. Similarly omit other weakening conditionals like the other examples above. Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Strunk, Jr (1918), [3], §12)
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | authorship, technical writing, scientific writing, writing style, writing techniques, false conditionals |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing > 190303 Technical Writing 01 Mathematical Sciences > 0199 Other Mathematical Sciences > 019999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Subjects: | 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400102 Technical Writing 230000 Mathematical Sciences > 239900 Other Mathematical Sciences > 239999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | UNSPECIFIED |
| ID Code: | 1300 |
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| Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2007 10:39 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2011 16:47 |
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