Top Ten Scientific Phrases With Funny Meanings
We come across with these phrases in different scientific textbooks and lectures. Well these meanings do have some truth in them.The Top Ten
1 PHRASE- It has long been known. MEANING- I haven't bothered to look up the reference
Experts say that it has long been known that weasel words virtually have ambiguous and vague meanings who knew?
2 PHRASE- It is generally believed. MEANING- A couple of other guys think so too
3 PHRASE- Of great theoretical importance. MEANING- I find it kind of interesting
4 PHRASE- 3 samples were chosen for further study. MEANING- The others didn't make sense, so we ignored them
5 PHRASE- The significance of these results is unclear. MEANING- Look at the pretty artifact
6 PHRASE- These investigations proved highly rewarding. MEANING- My grant is going to be renewed
7 PHRASE- I thank X for assistance with the experiments and Y for useful discussions on the interperetation of the data. MEANING- X did the experiment and Y explained it to me
Truth is, this is said a lot. We can all see through it now.
8 PHRASE- It is believed. MEANING- I think
9 PHRASE- It might be argued that. MEANING- I have such a good answer for this objection that I shall now raise it
10 PHRASE- The 4 hour sample was not studied. MEANING- I dropped it on the floor
This is the only good one here
Laugh out loud. Good list.
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