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RE: Actual Infinities

November 4, 2015 at 3:28 pm

(November 4, 2015 at 2:55 pm)Quantum Wrote: I am writing some popular science stuff right now, and I have encountered a problem which reminds me of your point, though I am unsure whether the similarity is superficial - I would write something like (roughly paraphrasing) "The forces are caused by the exchange of virtual particles", but it immediately felt wrong. I then tried to, as consistently as possible, write "The explanation provided by theory XYZ is that forces result from...". Now, aren't your examples, and your more cautious corrections, of a somewhat related nature?

How about...

"The exchange of virtual particles results in the forces."

"The forces appear during the exchange of virtual particles."

It takes practice to use E-prime. Using it forces, a writer to identify the proper subject-object relationship. Nor can a writer use the passive voice.

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