English Question

[Punkawallah]

Yeah, ish. Assuming the study is on the different activity patterns in Roe deer before and after a wolf attack, it might be better to actually say that.

 

[Rusty Nails]

That'll teach the op not to ask a question on English again.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

How do you determine altered temporal activity before the wolf encounter? I presume they mean altered temporal activity, only after the encounter?

It's a fancy word for trauma.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Or nowadays, not starting a sentence with "Like..." as in "Like, I went to the shop, etc." as most kids seem to.

The correct grammar in that case is the double like. "like I went to the shop like..."

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I would have said "following the presence of wolves", but the "Do" is fine imo

I was going to say "following encountering wolves", but this is much better:

"An overview and comparison of temporal activity patterns in roe deer pre and post wolf interaction."

 

[Once a Wheeler]

To me, the main problem is one of logic. The question suggests that roe deer can alter their behaviour prior to detecting the presence of wolves. The following construction avoids the suggestion:

Do roe deer alter their temporal activity patterns following the presence of wolves?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Many thanks for the suggestions. I've sent a lot of them on to the person writing the paper. Unfortunately, as I'm not the one involved I can't answer any of the questions, because even if I asked for details I probably wouldn't understand the answers.

Do you really think it matters ?

It matters to the author of the paper. I imagine that they are aware they could make linguistic mistakes as they aren't native speakers.

If I ever hear what the answer is, I'll let you know...

 

[Punkawallah]

Many thanks for the suggestions. I've sent a lot of them on to the person writing the paper. Unfortunately, as I'm not the one involved I can't answer any of the questions, because even if I asked for details I probably wouldn't understand the answers.


It matters to the author of the paper. I imagine that they are aware they could make linguistic mistakes as they aren't native speakers.

If I ever hear what the answer is, I'll let you know...

Tease.

 

[BrumJim]

As above. The English is correct, but the title is still wrong, as it is easily answered by either "yes" or "no". It also suggests that there might be altered temporal activity patterns before wolf presence. Don't know, but suggest it might be comparing temporal activity patterns before a wolf presence is detected, and afterwards, to see if there is a change.

Suggest something along the lines of:
"A study of the effect of the presence of wolves on the temporal activity patterns of roe deer."

The next line would clarify the "before and after" bit, i.e. a bit more detail in what the study is analysing, but the main gist is that the presence of wolves might affect the temporal activity patterns of roe deer. I suspect it does, otherwise it would be a very dull study.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I wonder if "wolf presence" is a direct translation of a German compound noun? It's certainly a bit clunky and have suggested above, rejigging the whole title can make for more natural English.

I wouldn't worry too much about the title being a closed question. It's up to the body of the paper to attempt to answer it but it's not bound succeed. The answer could well be "Maybe, but only on Wednesdays when it has been raining". Or it could be inconclusive. I mean, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Yes or no?

 

[palinurus]

I like the title-- states the question that the paper is concerned with.

 

[Punkawallah]

I wonder if "wolf presence" is a direct translation of a German compound noun? It's certainly a bit clunky and have suggested above, rejigging the whole title can make for more natural English.

I wouldn't worry too much about the title being a closed question. It's up to the body of the paper to attempt to answer it but it's not bound succeed. The answer could well be "Maybe, but only on Wednesdays when it has been raining". Or it could be inconclusive. I mean, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Yes or no?

It’s the fourth law of robotics - all androids must dream of electronic sheep.

 

[winjim]

You can phrase the title of a paper as a question. If you're feeling mischievous.

 

[Gwylan]

You can phrase the title of a paper as a question. If you're feeling mischievous.

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No!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I love the "Abstract".