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Thinking about @thesiswhisperer comparing academic writing to a painful upper middle-class dinner convo. Inger, this is so on point. Being neither posh, nor English native speaker, I decided to develop strategies to 'fit in', while trying to stay concise and clear.
Sometimes I read articles glossing over contents and only focusing on phrasing. An example from today's reading: "Equipped with the findings of this literature, this paper can be seen as a call to go back to basics by further analysing..." nice, I like the formal look
My favourite writing, however, is relatable and able to convey theories into 'why should we care' points, e.g. "When people talk about the value of âwho you knowâ and ânetworking,â they are talking about having
and developing social capital..."
and developing social capital..."
Perhaps I ought to set up an academic phrase bank, ideally multiple ones: for STS, geography, planning, computer sciences. I am aware of Manchester Uni phrase bank, but I think doesn't really cut the mustard for social scientists http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Oh, and that's a link to thesis whisperer blog about upper middle-class dining, by which I mean academic writing https://thesiswhisperer.com/2017/09/27/academic-writing-is-a-painful-upper-middle-class-dinner-party/
Finally, here is the paper I cited for the purpose of this thread https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053951718820549
