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| December 14, 2015
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What is the best way to refer to myself in the manuscript: 'I' or 'the author'? Can I say 'The author thinks that..." Is this correct?
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| January 12, 2015
I am writing a single-author paper. I have used "we" in many places in my writing. Will this be considered grammatically incorrect? I am not sure if I should use "I" throughout... Read More
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| January 24, 2014
Novice researchers are often discouraged from using the first person pronouns I and we in their writing, and the most common reason given for avoiding the use of the first person
