How to respond to a reviewer who thinks using 'we' consistently throughout a manuscript (in methods and a little in discussion 'we found' etc) sounds unscientific? @academicchatter#academicchatter#academicwriting
Well, I think it's inferred here: "Finally, passive voice encourages complex sentences with low content-to-word ratio..."
But you're absolutely right that it isn't the main thrust of the article. It isn't perscriptivist, and I'm bookmarking it to remind myself why I'm avoiding relying too much on the passive voice :P
My maternity leave cover post is now open for applications (deadline 21st Feb) - Lecturer in #AcademicWriting & #ResearcherDevelopment at GCU. 7 months fixed-term with hybrid working (part-time also considered) - happy to chat about the role and team
Working on my first book review for a book proposal - it's quite interesting to see the questions they ask.
I'm also working on my own little booklet series that I will self-publish so going to keep some of these questions in mind. #AcademicWriting@academicchatter
I've got a new shirt saying "Scream the text to the end" and I'm feeling this so much at the moment. I'm yelling and yelling at my conclusion. Unfortunately, it's still quite unimpressed.
Reading a big chapter that I wrote during lockdown 2 and 3. And I'm wondering, if my obvious inability to stick to the thread is due to life being ... different. In any case, it now feels like I have to reshuffle the whole chapter...