Seven Deadly Sins Recap

Now that you’ve committed the Seven Deadly Sins of Scientific Writing to memory, here are some final words of wisdom from Rick Hull:

• Be on the lookout for these sins. You can easily make it a point to look for some of them.
• Cast a cold eye on the beginning and ending of every sentence you write. Remember that conveying complex information makes you more likely to inadvertently separate a modifier from the thing it’s meant to modify.
• Look out for strings of three or more consecutive nouns.