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Document reproduit à partir d'une archive du GERSULP (Groupe d’Etude et de Recherche sur la Science de l’Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg).Il semble que ce document ait été beaucoup repris, notamment sur de nombreux sites internet ("ce document est connu depuis longtemps"). Je serais intéressée par la source initiale si quelqu'un la connaît ("je n'ai pas trouvé la référence d'origine").-What they REALLY MeanExcerpts from the “Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases”&#160;PHRASEMEANING“While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions…”An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published. -“It has long been known…”I didn’t look up the original reference. -“A definite trend is evident…”These data are practically meaningless. -“Of great theoretical and practical importance…”Interesting to me… -“Three of samples were chosen for detailed study…”The results of the others didn’t make any sense. -“Typical results are shown…”The best results are shown. -“These results will be shown in a subsequent report.”I might get around to this sometime if I’m pushed. -“The most reliable results are those obtains by Jones…”He was my graduate assistant. -“It is believed that…”-I think. -“It is generally believed that”-A couple of other guys think so, too. -“It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of the phenomenon occurs”-I don’t understand it. -“Correct within an order of magnitude”-Wrong. -“It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigation in this field…”-This is a lousy paper, but so are all the others on this miserable topic. -“Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to George Frink for valuable discussions…”-Blotz did the work and Frink explained to me what it meant. -“A careful analysis of obtainable data…”-Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer. -“A statistically-oriented projection of the significance of these finding…”-A wild guess. -A highly significant area for exploratory study…”-A totally useless topic selected by my committee.Helga Llewellyn and Eigil MorchFrom UNICEF Staff News