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I thought it was pretty common to use 1st person plural in academic publications.
by js8 5y ago
I thought it was pretty common to use 1st person plural in academic publications.
- kazinator 5y agoYes, in a way that is inclusive of the reader. E.g "we next examine the implications of theorem 3". This guy uses it in ways that clearly refer only to himself, and not this rhetorical "we".
- owl57 5y agoIs this something like a trailing comma in lists — a quirk to minimize diffs because you don't generally know when you start writing the paper whether you will remain the sole author or co-authors will join the work?