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Can you point me to a published paper where the entire meaning changed because of poor grammar?
by hueving 10y ago
Can you point me to a published paper where the entire meaning changed because of poor grammar?
- mcbits 10y agoI don't have an example from a published academic paper, but from the linked article: > the odds are this will stoke real hostility for those who are already dubious about what has been termed 'bullying' and so on by people interested in reproducibility. I'm pretty sure this was intended to be read as [has been termed] ['bullying' and so on by people interested in reproducibility]. But it could also be read as [has been termed 'bullying' and so on] [by people interested in reproducibility]. Ambiguous wording like this could easily be overlooked in review, especially if the misinterpretation agrees with what the reader was already expecting.