| *** Phrase *** | *** Translation *** |
|---|---|
| It has long been known | I haven't bothered to look up the reference |
| It is believed | I think |
| It is generally believed | A couple of other guys think so too |
| It is not unreasonable to assume | If you believe this, you'll believe anything |
| Of great theoretical importance | I find it kind of interesting |
| Of great practical importance | I can get some mileage out of it |
| Typical results are shown | The best results are shown |
| 3 samples were chosen for further study | The others didn't make sense, so we ignored them |
| The 4 hour sample was not studied | I dropped it on the floor |
| The 4 hour determination may not be significant | I dropped it on the floor, but scooped most of it up |
| The significance of these results is unclear | Look at the pretty artifact |
| It has not been possible to provide definitive answers | The experiment was negative, but at least I can publish the data somewhere |
| Correct within an order of magnitude | Wrong |
| It might be argued that | I have such a good answer for this objection that I shall now raise it |
| Much additional work will be required | This paper is not very good, but neither are all the others in this miserable field |
| These investigations proved highly rewarding | My grant is going to be renewed |
| I thank X for assistance with the experiments and Y for useful discussions on the interperetation of the data | X did the experiment and Y explained it to me |