The importance of hyphens

tochatihu · Nov 3, 2017

There is always that hope.

RCO · Nov 4, 2017

Third person passive voice always carries the ring of authority imho.

Trollbait · Nov 4, 2017

tochatihu said: ↑

Scientific communication is in service of a narrow (though arguably important) goal. Its elements are well-enough known to not need repeating. Clarity is paramount and causes much trouble because many words have multiple meanings. Authors distract from their own communication by choosing words that lead readers astray. Another aspect rarely stressed is brevity. I find writings (my own included) to be too long. This is very difficult to correct, and interestingly, much easier when someone else wrote it.

Other forms of communication have a spectrum of goals. They include persuasion when evidence presented is less compelling than for the previous. Strategies are many including some that are a bit deceptive. But in service of goals, there also ought to be attention paid to word choice, structure and grammar. A lot more imagination is involved, or at least so it seems to readers who've not struggled with the craft above.

Brings us to puns, as 'craft' may mean a group of related skills or a vehicle of transport. So it might not be a good science word. I wonder if tight-fitting grammatical garments of science lead to rebound behaviour* when one is off the clock.
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