| A glossary for research reports | From Metal Progress 71, 75 (1957) |
| C D GRAHAM, JR. |
| It has long been known that. . . . | I haven't bothered to look up the original reference |
| . . . of great theoretical and practical importance | . . . interesting to me |
| While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions . . . | The experiments didn't work out, but I figured I could at least get a publication out of it |
| The W-Pb system was chosen as especially suitable to show the predicted behaviour. . . . | The fellow in the next lab had some already made up |
| High-purity . . . Very high purity . . . Extremely high purity . . . Super-purity . . . Spectroscopically pure . . . |
Composition unknown except for the exaggerated claims of the supplier |
| A fiducial reference line . . . | A scratch |
| Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study . . . | The results on the others didn't make sense and were ignored |
| . . . accidentally strained during mounting | . . . dropped on the floor |
| . . . handled with extreme care throughout the experiments | . . . not dropped on the floor |
| Typical results are shown . . . | The best results are shown |
| Although some detail has been lost in reproduction, it is clear from the original micrograph that . . . | It is impossible to tell from the micrograph |
| Presumably at longer times . . . | I didn't take time to find out |
| The agreement with the predicted curve is excellent | fair |
| good | poor |
| satisfactory | doubtful |
| fair | imaginary |
| . . as good as could be expected | non-existent |
| These results will be reported at a later date | I might possibly get around to this sometime |
| The most reliable values are those of Jones | He was a student of mine |
| It is suggested that . . . It is believed that . . . It may be that . . . |
I think |
| It is generally believed that . . . | A couple of other guys think so too |
| It might be argued that . . . | I have such a good answer to this objection that I shall now raise it |
| It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding . . . | I don't understand it |
| Unfortunately, a quantitative theory to account for these effects has not been formulated | Neither does anybody else |
| Correct within an order of magnitude | Wrong |
| It is to be hoped that this work will stimulate further work in the field | This paper isn't very good, but neither are any of the others in this miserable subject |
| Thanks are due to Joe Glotz for assistance with the experiments and to John Doe for valuable discussions | Glotz did the work and Doe explained what it meant |