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:: I hope I have gotten this right -- I am no expert in the field, just a native speaker w/ good grammar skills
:: I hope I have gotten this right -- I am no expert in the field, just a native speaker w/ good grammar skills
[[Special:Contributions/173.45.200.48|173.45.200.48]] ([[User talk:173.45.200.48|talk]]) 16:58, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
[[Special:Contributions/173.45.200.48|173.45.200.48]] ([[User talk:173.45.200.48|talk]]) 16:58, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

== Copy edit balance of article ==

* remove or change at least 6 unnecessary instances of 'the'
* "has been" --> "is"
* "to compare" --> "of comparing" -- fix non- idiomatic word choice
* "the fact of" --> "" -- unnecessary
* link National Academy of Sciences & Food and Drug Administration
[[Special:Contributions/173.45.200.48|173.45.200.48]] ([[User talk:173.45.200.48|talk]]) 17:30, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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Copy edit section "Intention to treat"

  • "have often" --> "often have" -- fix awkward word order
  • remove 16 instances of unnecessary 'the'
  • "issue" --> "issues" -- fix number agreement
  • "came up" --> "started" -- fix awkward word choice
"started" is better, but not necessarily the best alternative
  • "when...can be obtained, they cannot" --> "when...can be obtained, they cannot" -- separate conditional clause
  • "even not" --> "not even -- fix awkward word order
  • change "Two issues are involved ..." to 2 additional paragraphs following a colon
I hope I have gotten this right -- I am no expert in the field, just a native speaker w/ good grammar skills

173.45.200.48 (talk) 16:58, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Copy edit balance of article

  • remove or change at least 6 unnecessary instances of 'the'
  • "has been" --> "is"
  • "to compare" --> "of comparing" -- fix non- idiomatic word choice
  • "the fact of" --> "" -- unnecessary
  • link National Academy of Sciences & Food and Drug Administration

173.45.200.48 (talk) 17:30, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]