Scientific English writing

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Pankesh

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I am a PhD student. I would like to discuss on scientific writing.
Feel free to discuss on this. :)


-Pankesh
 

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I am a PhD student. I would like to discuss on scientific writing.
Feel free to discuss on this. :)


-Pankesh

If you want a discussion, why not start one? ;-) It might become clear from your initial post what your first statement means. For example which of these response would form part of the discussion you want:

  • What's the difference between 'sulphate', 'sulphite', and 'sulphide'?
  • Is water hydrogen dioxide or dihydrous oxide or something else entirely?
  • I'm really enjoying Carl Sagan's Cosmos. Do you have any recommendations for other science books to read?
  • Do you favour deductive or inductive reasoning?
  • Is alchemy a science?
  • etc etc etc ...

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PS There's no such verb as 'discuss on' ;-)
 
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Thanks for your part -b. :)

But, sadly I have not got your first part of reply. I request you to elaborate it more.

Thanking you,
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Scientific writing is a huge subject- try narrowing it down to something more specific. It's hard to get a discussion going with such a broad frame of reference. What area of science are you in?
 

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Thanks for your part -b. :)

But, sadly I have not got your first part of reply. I request you to elaborate it more.

Thanking you,
-Pankesh

Sorry - no punctuation. Fixed now.

Incidentally, 'please elaborate it more' doesn't work. I didn't elaborate it in the first place. What I meant was, 'If you want a discussion, don't you think it would be a good idea to start one, by giving your own point of view?'

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I am a PhD student. I would like to discuss on scientific writing.
Feel free to discuss on this. :)


-Pankesh
The best way to learn about scientific writing is to read scientific journals. Especially read journals to which you intend submitting.
 
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