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--- how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2021/12/13 09:19]
strakova [How Much Is Enough] Me or We, writing in plural
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 ==== Me or We aka Pluralis Majestatis ====
-Most scientific contributions were achieved in a team and it is therefore customary to write in plural, as in ''"we present"'', ''"we implemented"'' and ''"we conclude that..."''. Writing in plural is so widespread in scientific writing that one is expected to use ''"we"'' even when being the single author of the work, although one may feel a little pompous. Writing in plural also somehow indirectly acknowledges the latent work of those who enabled your work directly or indirectly, such as your advisor, colleagues, the sysadmins, etc.
+Most scientific contributions were achieved in a team and it is therefore customary to write in plural, as in ''"we present"'', ''"we implemented"'' and ''"we conclude that..."''. Writing in plural is so widespread in scientific writing that one is expected to use ''"we"'' even when being the single author of the work, although one may feel a little pompous.
 ==== Typesetting and Formatting ====

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