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- 31-Dec-2011, 06:37 #1
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Does "no blatant" mean "insignificant"? Context:
Doh! Top Science Journal Retractions of 2011
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Each year hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific articles are retracted. Most involve no blatant malfeasance; the authors themselves often detect errors and retract the paper. Some retractions, however, as documented on the blog Retraction Watch, entail plagiarism, false authorship or cooked data.
- 31-Dec-2011, 06:44 #2
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Teacher Re: Does "no blatant" mean "insignificant"? Does "no blatant" mean "insignificant"?
Not exactly. Definition of blatant | Collins English Dictionary.Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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