Here are some useful phrases and their translations.
Quote: "There are many references in the literature .."
Translation: "I can't find them"
Q: "More research could be done ..."
T: "I couldn't be bothered"
Q: "There is a more modern view..."
T: "I haven't read anything published since 1965"
Q: "Some hold the view that .."
T: "My mate down the pub says ..."
Q: "This is a very complex question"
T: "I don't understand it"
Q: "A complete theory has yet to be formulated"
T: "Nor does anyone else"
Q: "This question is beyond the scope of the brief."
T: "Phew."
Q: "It follows that..."
T: "It doesn't follow, I'm busking it."
and some scentific/mathematical ones:
Q: "Exercise for the student"
T: "You're on your own"
Q: "Clearly"
T: "A few lines of algebra and you should be convinced"
Q: "It turns out that ..."
T: "Several pages of very messy algebra have been omitted. Best of luck in reconstructing them."
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Welcome. Of course, I would never use these in my own essays ...
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