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Category Archives: reader
the IMRaD structure is rarely enough
Imagine you’ve gone out to café and you ask for a salad. What arrives is a chopping board, a knife, a bowl, a lettuce, a tomato, a carrot, a bundle of random herbs, a mystery fruit and sundry bottles and jars. … Continue reading
Posted in argument, IMRAD, narrative, reader, story
Tagged academic writing, argument, paper, Pat Thomson, red thread, story, thesis
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too many words for my reader
Some texts just read as too long. Maybe they do have a load of words – that chapter at 18k. That paper at 10k. But some chapters, papers, books and dissertations read long even if they are within word limits. Sounds strange, … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, nouny, passive voice, reader, revision, the point, too many words
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, reader, too many words
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a note on acronyms
So have you seen that paper they mentioned in the meeting today? TL;dr TL? More like TMA;dr Eh? Exactly LOL. So there you have the issue with acronyms in a nutshell. As long as both parties understand the acronym and … Continue reading
using jargon
Technical terminology is often called jargon. The dictionary definition of jargon is “special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand”. Sounds OK eh. Nothing to worry about. But the word jargon … Continue reading
Posted in audience, communication, jargon, reader, readership
Tagged audience, communication, jargon, Pat Thomson, readers
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is academic writing changing?
Just the other day. Just the other day someone asked me if I thought that academic writing was becoming more ‘authentic’. I didn’t really understand what this meant. But then I got it – ‘authentic’ writing was when academic writers … Continue reading
Posted in good academic writing, Helen Sword, reader, style, style and structure
Tagged academic writing, audience, changing academic writing, Pat Thomson, style
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how to talk about writing…
Everyone who talks about writing has to use language that people can relate to and understand. Of course. Duh. Sometimes this means using terms that are already in circulation – like pomodoro and shut up and write. while these terms … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, Larry McEnerney, reader, talking writing, value
Tagged academic writing, Larry McEnerney, reader, value
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meeting your readers’ expectations – a revision strategy
There are multiple ways to revise a paper. If you’re revising, you’ll find a load of strategies on this blog, just search using the key word revision. While none of these is The One Way to sort out your writing, … Continue reading
Posted in authorship, reader, readers, readership, revision, revision strategy
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, reader expectations, readers, revision
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revising like a reader
Academic writing is generally intended to be persuasive. The writer – let’s say that’s us – wants to put a proposition to the reader, and convince them that what we have presented is credible. Our writing is worth taking seriously … Continue reading
Posted in reader, revision, revision strategy
Tagged Pat Thomson, reader, revision, revision strategy
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eight ways to write theory very badly
If you want to be the person who makes their reader sigh and eventually give up when they get to your theoretical ‘bit’, here’s some non-fail writing strategies. Do these and I guarantee your reader will be enervated and/or exasperated: … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, nominalisation, primary source, reader, secondary source, syntax, theory
Tagged complex writing, nominalisation, Pat Thomson, syntax, writing theory
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revising with a reader in mind – ten questions
Academics write for different kinds of readers. We are often accused of writing only for each other, but this is no longer true. Many of us now write for many different kinds of readers – or audiences, as they are … Continue reading
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