Abstract
UNFORTUNATELY a good style of writing English is not a strong point among men of science, especially mathematicians. The chief defects may, I think, be classed under three heads. First, grammatical errors, such as Bessel functions, the Faraday effect, an uniform density instead of Bessel's functions, Faraday's effect and a uniform density. Secondly, the use of uncouth, inelegant, and inaccurate phrases, such as coal-stuff-gas, stretch-squeeze ratio, non-singular cubic or quartic curve. Thirdly, a vague, obscure and slovenly mode of constructing sentences, whereby the author envelops his meaning in a cloud of mystery instead of enlightening the understanding of his readers. In fact, the sentences of some authors are so inartistically worded as to produce the impression that they labour under the delusion that a vague and obscure style of writing is evidence of profundity, whilst a clear and lucid one betokens shallow-ness.
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