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Snuppelina Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Let us note

Is it ok to write "let us note the important fact to understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?

Or would it be better to write

"Let us not an important fact that helps understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?
  

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Hi, Is it ok to write "let us note the important fact to understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"? Or would it be better to write "Let us not an important fact that helps understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"? Is there one such fact, or more than one?

  • Hi, Is it ok to write "let us note the important fact to understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?
  • Or would it be better to write "Let us not an important fact that helps understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?
  • Is there one such fact, or more than one?
  • I'll assume more than one.
  • " Scientific writing often avoids the use of the first-person (eg us).
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Hi,

Is it ok to write "let us note the important fact to understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?

Or would it be better to write

"Let us not an important fact that helps understand the purpose of gamma-rays measurements"?

Is there one such fact, or more than one? I'll assume more than one.
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Is it correct to write "information is recorded in a personal computer memory for later analysis."?
I think it's better to say something like "information is recorded on PC's hard drive."
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Can "statistics" be "large"?
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Hi,

Is it correct to write "information is recorded in a personal computer memory for later analysis."?
I think it's better to say something like "information is recorded on PC's hard drive."

We usually don't bother to give such details. It's common just to say
eg "Informa
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Hi,

Can "statistics" be "large"?

Sounds wrong. What's the context?

Clive
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Yeah, it does to me too.

I would write 'complete'.

The context is the following: high efficiency allows obtaining the statistics of y-events large enough to solve the contradiction between the theory and experiment.

Seems like 'large enough' can refer both to statistics and y-events.

How about "this high efficiency allows one to obtain complete statistics of y-e
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Hi,

I would write 'complete'.

The context is the following: high efficiency allows obtaining the statistics of y-events large enough to solve the contradiction between the theory and experiment.

Seems like 'large enough' can refer both to statistics and y-events. I would take it to refer to y-events.

How about "this high effic
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Thank you, Clive! I like your option betterEmotion: big smile

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