Реферат: Common mistakes

1. Using flippant wording. It is possible to sound patronizing or silly.

2. Not including (1) people's first names or initials, (2) their department and institution.

Wrong: I would particularly like to thank Dr. Stevens for giving me samples of … .

Corrected: I would particularly like to thankDr. A.J. Stevens, Department of EvolutionaryBiology, University of Middletown, for giving me samples of … .

VOCABULARY: WORDS AND PHRASES

To acknowledge smb’s support/ assistance/ contribution (to the revision of one’s article), be grateful/ indebted (to smb/ colleagues for comments on/ discussing one’s article/ objections), to appreciate (deeply/ greatly/ sincerely) smb’s help; etc.

Thanks to/ I thank sincerely X … for help/ for helpful comments and discussions.

I wish/ should like to thank X … for criticisms/ discussions/ comments/ objections.

I thank the following … for their criticisms on various versions of this paper.

Numerous contributions of X to the preparation of this article … are greatly appreciated.

I would especially like to thank X … for her useful observations on … .

The author … is indebted to X for various helpful comments/ (gratefully) acknowledges the contribution of X to the revision of this paper.

Finally, I thank the anonymous reviewers for comments on the penultimate draft of this paper.

Two anonymous reviewers raised many incisive objections, for which I am grateful/ to which I have done my best to respond.

If any imperfections remain … I am entirely to blame/ the fault is mine.

TASK 11. Study the Acknowledgements section, paying attention to the recommendations given. Take these into consideration while writing this section of your paper. Try to avoid the common mistakes mentioned.

TASK 12.Read the sample acknowledgements given below, paying attention to the phrases in the bold type and to different ways of expressing acknowledgements.