> When writing people needs just a small subset of the language. Lets say that with the 10% of the language you can express most ideas in a simple way, and be u

> When writing people needs just a small subset of the language. Lets say that with the 10% of the language you can express most ideas in a simple way, and be understood. When you read you face a different subset, maybe a much more wide vocabulary, a lot of phrasal verbs, not familiar constructions, local jargon or ambiguous cultural context... plus the research theme, that can be difficult to grasp by itself. Good point (although the last issue surely faces a reader of any linguistic background, it can doubtless be complicated by the others). > Journals often look for this symptoms as a seal of quality, but it is not. I'm not sure I understand—what are journals looking for?