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  \title{Common Problems Noted in CSCI\,6606 Term Papers\thanks\Version}
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         $\left .
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           \mbox{\textsl{proposed sol\/$^{\underline{\textsl\footnotesize{n}}}$?}} \\
           \mbox{\textsl{lacking necc. foundation}}     \\
           \mbox{\textsl{unaware of existing research}} \\
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         \right \}$ 
       &
         See \textit{Principles for Term Paper Grading}
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      \textbf{Problem} & \textbf{Example}\\\hline
      misspelled words
             & e-mail (\emph{not} email) \\
             & et al. (note punctuation) \\
             & Internet (capitalize proper nouns) \\
             & lifecycle \emph{or} life-cycle (\emph{not} life cycle)\\
             & na\"{\i}ve (note the diaeresis)\\
             & Unix (not UNIX, because it is not an acronym) \\
             & Web and Web-based (capitalize proper nouns), \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{but} webpage, webserver, and website
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      \raggedright {meaningless words}
             & period of time $\to$ period \emph{or} time \\
             \raggedright {(with improvements)}
             & in order to    $\to$ to \\
             & interval of time period $\to$ interval \emph{or} time interval\\
             & actually (when used solely for emphasis) $\to$ \emph{omit}\\
             & really (when meaning very)
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      \raggedright {imprecise language}
             & mention (an incidental reference) \ldots \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{when} noted, said, found,
               commented, etc. is what you mean
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      \raggedright {colloquialisms}
             & a lot $\to$ much \emph{or} many \\
             & plenty of $\to$ much\\
             & way better $\to$ much better\\
             & has gone way high \\
             & questions run through the mind \\
             & access \emph{(as a verb)}
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      \raggedright {inappropriate terminology}
             & user friendly %\\\hline
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