Hello, hello! Welcome to your English phrase workout – “Mixups Unmixed!” Again this month, we’re exploring sets of words that scientists tend to confuse in their papers. Your challenge: guess the correct use of these…
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How to choose the right keywords for your paper
If you think of keywords as unimportant details of your paper, I get it. Selecting my keywords used to be one of the last things I did when uploading my articles to the journal platform….
Where does your writer’s block come from?
Are you struggling to write your paper or thesis? Do you find yourself constantly postponing writing? Or when you do write, you’re inefficient and don’t make as much progress as you should? If so, you’re…
Using ‘s, Of, and Zero Possessive: A guide for scientific writers
I have an embarassing confession to make: After decades of writing in English (and years of teaching scientific writing), I still struggle with possessives. A possessive is the ‘s or the of that you put…
A Scientific Writing Tracker to reach your goals
Like many scientists, you might frequently underestimate the time it takes to write a paper. This is a common error, which often causes chaos in the writing process and leads to disappointment and decreased motivation….
Mixups unmixed: ‘Farther’ from Reality or ‘Further’ from Truth?
Hello, hello! Welcome back to your favorite word workout – “Mixups Unmixed!” Every month, I bring you a new set of word pairs that scientists tend to mix up. Your mission, should you choose to…