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- Formal writing: replace in fact in a sentence
I am writing my PhD thesis Specifically, I am looking to remove "in fact" in favour of a more formal word or phrase I am interested in writing formally rather than conversationally In constructions like "Proving Theorem 1 requires We will, in fact, establish a stronger condition: ", the discourse marker " in fact "—in emphasising that the deliberately widened scope of our work
- How to acknowledge a contribution of a deceased person?
In the acknowledgement section of my thesis, I want to mention a person who is no longer alive What is the correct way of saying that? I want to thank my aunt who assisted me with financially –
- dedications - Whats the proper way to dedicate a paper with a to the . . .
Omitting “dedicated” as in “To the memory of …” is accepted usage, attested for example by a Google Scholar search On using “bright”, it depends strongly on your relationship with the deceased If unsure, it may be best to proceed cautiously: people grieving undergo a lot of stress, and can have harsh and somewhat unpredictable reaction The question to ask yourself is: by
- Use of I, we and the passive voice in a scientific thesis
On the other hand, a PhD thesis is not a scientific journal paper, but a PhD thesis, and if you want to use I in it I don't see anything wrong with that The passive voice should not be used to avoid writing I or we
- Did I get (or take) my degree from (or in) the University of . . .
Whether you "got your degree from UoS" or "took your degree at UoS" depends on whether Somewhere is in North America or on the British Isles
- Is it suitable to use etc. in an academic paper?
Given that it is an academic paper, the list should normally be expanded or have a group title ( "or any other 2D shapes" ) etc always leaves some ambiguity, which is rarely appropriate for such a medium FWIW, I am currently writing a PhD thesis, and have not found a place for etc anywhere in it
- What is the difference between Class of 2004 and Batch of 2004?
I've never actually heard of "batch of" — the "year of" is aways a reference to the year the group graduates I work at the U of Manitoba, and I know there are times when the administration wants to deal with groups in other contexts Especially when dealing with class loads in early years the counts are on the number of students who entered, and may graduate in three, four or more years
- abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Possible Duplicate: Should I write “PhD” or “Ph D ”? I see that PhD is written PhD while the undergraduate degree is written B Sc What's the reason for this? Should I write the Master of Sci
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