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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
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Which sentence has the connotation

(1) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, some understanding of his methods and the way he conceives a problem.

(2) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, some understanding of his methods, and the way he conceives a problem.

Which sentence has the connotation that the writer might have plagiarized or taken (with or without permission) the scientist's way of discovering problems, which is of hypothesis?


Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.

  

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#1 does not work. You need to say eg 1) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, and some understanding of [ his methods and the way he conceives a problem ] . Note that two things are required (appreciation and understanding).

— Clive

  • #1 does not work.
  • You need to say eg 1) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, and some understanding of [ his methods and the way he conceives a problem ] .
  • Note that two things are required (appreciation and understanding).
  • My brackets are intended to show you that the enclosed phrase is treated as a single unit here.
  • #2 also needs some rewording, eg (2) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, some understanding of his methods, and some awareness of the way he conceives a problem.
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#1 does not work. You need to say

eg 1) It is possible to acquire through long experience some appreciation of the point of view of the laboratory scientist, and some understanding of [ his methods and the way he conceives a problem ].

Note that two things are required (appreciation and understanding).

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In a context like that of your text, here's how I see these terms.

appreciation implies understanding and also to some degree liking. It's a positive word.

understanding focuses on gaining knowledge. It's a neutral word. I may approve of what I understand, or I may not.

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