"It has long been known..."
<-> I didn't look up the original reference."A definite trend is evident..."
<-> These data are practically meaningless."Of great theoretical and practical importance..."
<-> Interesting to me."While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions..."
<-> This was an unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published."Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study."
<-> The others made no sense."Typical results are shown."
<-> The best results are shown."The most reliable results are those obtained by Jones."
<-> He was my grad assistant."It is believed that..."
<-> I think."It is generally believed that..."
<-> A couple of other guys think so, too."It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of the phenomenon is possible."
<-> I don't understand it."Correct within an order of magnitude."
<-> Wrong."It is hoped that this study will stimulate more work in this field."
<-> This is a lousy paper, but so are the others in this crummy field."Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experimental work and to George Frink for valuable discussions."
<-> Blotz did the work, and Frink explained to me what it meant."A careful analysis of obtainable data..."
<-> Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer."A statistically oriented projection of the findings..."
<-> Wild guess."A highly significant area for exploratory study..."
<-> A totally useless topic suggested by my committee.=====================
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal ideas from two persons is research." -Anonymous
Ashis Gangopadhyay (ag@math.bu.edu)