International Law

What Academic Jargon Really Means

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'IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN' ...

I didn't look up the original reference.

 

'WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS' ...

An unsuccessful experiment but I still hope to get it published.

 

'THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY' ...

The other results didn't make any sense.

 

'THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT' ...

I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.

 

'IN MY EXPERIENCE' ...

Once.

 

'IN CASE AFTER CASE' ...

Twice.

 

' IN A SERIES OF CASES' ...

Thrice.

 

'IT IS BELIEVED THAT' ...

I think.

 

'IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT' ...

A couple of others think so, too.

 

'CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE' ...

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

 

'IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS' ...

I don't understand it....and I never will.

 

'AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES' ...

They don't understand it either.

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