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It's usually a combination of (1) being afraid of sounding unrigorous or unintelligent and (2) not knowing any better and having been trained on lots of bad exa
by regehr 12y ago
It's usually a combination of (1) being afraid of sounding unrigorous or unintelligent and (2) not knowing any better and having been trained on lots of bad examples
This book is excellent:
http://www.amazon.com/Stylish-Academic-Writing-Helen-Sword/dp/0674064488 http://www.amazon.com/Stylish-Academic-Writing-Helen-Sword/d...
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoIt helps to have a good advisor beat the bad writing out of you via brutally honest critiques. I find it best to write from the heart about something I'm really excited about, and if I can't do that, then not to waste my time writing anyways. Of course, as a non academic, I have that luxury.