ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Chemistry and language
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Language
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Robert Schoenfeld, managing editor of the Australian Journal of Chemistry until his retirement in 1985, was known to countless scientists as the author of The Chemist's English. He was widely admired for his outgoing manner, his enlivening humor, and his keen insight into the interplay of language and science, and he will be deeply missed. Shortly before his untimely death on November 24, 1987, he began writing a series of essays directed initially at German-speaking writers of English. As in The Chemist's English, he hoped through “Say It in English, Please!” to foster an awareness of good English, this time by pointing out the pitfalls and finer problems awaiting the non-native speaker. His intention was not to dictate usage but rather to entertain and to provoke discussion. By sharing his own joy in language, he wanted to make writing English more enjoyable for others. The nine completed essays are printed here as a fitting tribute to Bob, who might have begun the series as follows: “I submit these columns to the kind judgment of my readers.”David LoewusAngewandte Chemie
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.198810501
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