Can I say “the article claimed”, “the focus of the article is” etc.?
I once went to a writing centre at a community college and asked if it’s more correct to write the article explains… or the author explains…. It is not saying anything, or the instructor replied that a best of both was preferable, as the article is not saying anything. Is the logic behind this saying perfect? The concept can be extended?
I just caught my self writing The focus of the article is…. Does same principle apply in that it’s the author’s focus, not actually the article’s focus?
I’m assuming it doesn’t matter if it’s an article or other piece of written (or spoken) work.
I’m assuming I’m assuming it doesn’t matter if it’s an article or other piece of written (or spoken) work.
Regarding The article explains… or The author explains! I would write The author explains ; if I needed to mention the article, I’d say “In the article, the author explains. ” In casual speech with friends, however, I think it’s fine to say, the article says. How often do I do it? Even when discussing scholarly papers, my colleagues do so. Why is it so common in America?
Where would You point out the section focus of the article is…? If we can say, the book is about…we can explain what an article covers/focuses on.
… “American doctors adopt new technologies even without proof that they work better than older techniques,” the article states. – medscape. How
do you respond to Barack Obama’s foreign policy brief on the ongoing Afghanistan crisis? The New York Times The
book tells the story of a young farm boy named Eragon, who discovers a stone in the mountains. – Enwikipedia. Do
you have any database on eragon? Please don’t.
