The following phrases, frequently found in technical writings, are defined below for your enlightenment. Phrase Translation It has been long known...............I haven't bothered to check the references It is known..........................I believe It is believed.......................I think It is generally believed.............My colleagues and I think There has been some discussion.......Nobody agrees with me It can be shown......................Take my word for it It is proven.........................It agrees with something mathematical Of great theoretical importance......I find it interesting Of great practical importance........This justifies my employment Of great historical importance.......This ought to make me famous Some samples were chosen for study...The others didn't make sense Typical results are shown............The best results are shown Correct within order of magnitude....Wrong The values were obtained empirically.The values were obtained by accident The results are inconclusive.........The results seem to disprove my hypothesis Additional work is required..........Someone else can work out the details PLB *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm