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I've been offered some work editing abstracts of technical papers. In most
cases I won't have the full text of the paper--just the abstract. It seems
I have to "jazz" these abstracts up and make them sound interesting.
I'd appreciate any insights or experiences from people who have done this
kind of work. I'm a bit puzzled about how I can know if the abstract truly
reflects what is in the paper, if I don't have the paper.
Margaret Redding
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Margaret Redding ab555 -at- freenet -dot- carleton -dot- ca
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA
