{"id":628,"date":"2017-10-09T22:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=628"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:57:03","slug":"tips-on-academic-voice","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-collegecomposition\/chapter\/tips-on-academic-voice\/","title":{"raw":"Tips on Academic Voice","rendered":"Tips on Academic Voice"},"content":{"raw":"When using the academic voice you won\u2019t usually use first personal pronouns.<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nInstead of:<\/strong>\r\nI think anyone who becomes a parent should have to take a parenting class.\r\n\r\nWrite:<\/strong>\r\nParenting classes should be mandatory for any biological or adoptive parents.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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NOTE:<\/strong> There are exceptions for certain types of writing assignments.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAvoid using second person pronouns.<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nInstead of:<\/strong>\r\nWhen you read \u201cLetter from a Birmingham Jail,\u201d you will realize that King was writing to people besides the ministers who criticized him.\r\n\r\nWrite:<\/strong>\r\nUpon reading \u201cLetter from a Birmingham Jail,\u201d readers will note that King was addressing a wider audience than the clergy who condemned his actions.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAvoid contractions in more formal writing.<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nInstead of:<\/strong>\r\nIt shouldn\u2019t be difficult to record what we feel, but many of us just can\u2019t get our feelings down on paper.\r\n\r\nWrite:<\/strong>\r\nIt should not be difficult to record feelings, but many people are unable to do so.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAvoid informal language.<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nInstead of:<\/strong>\r\nIt\u2019s obvious that she\u2019s a feminist because she makes a big deal about women who were into the suffrage movement.\r\n\r\nWrite:<\/strong>\r\nBecause of her focus on the suffragists, one can assume she is a feminist.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAbbreviations for common terms should not be used in academic writing<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nInstead of:<\/strong>\r\nSmith was declared the official winner at the P.O. last Mon. on Jan. 6th.\r\n\r\nWrite:<\/strong>\r\nSmith was declared the official winner at the post office last Monday, on January 6.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

When using the academic voice you won\u2019t usually use first personal pronouns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Instead of:<\/strong>
\nI think anyone who becomes a parent should have to take a parenting class.<\/p>\n

Write:<\/strong>
\nParenting classes should be mandatory for any biological or adoptive parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/div>\n
NOTE:<\/strong> There are exceptions for certain types of writing assignments.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Avoid using second person pronouns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Instead of:<\/strong>
\nWhen you read \u201cLetter from a Birmingham Jail,\u201d you will realize that King was writing to people besides the ministers who criticized him.<\/p>\n

Write:<\/strong>
\nUpon reading \u201cLetter from a Birmingham Jail,\u201d readers will note that King was addressing a wider audience than the clergy who condemned his actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Avoid contractions in more formal writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Instead of:<\/strong>
\nIt shouldn\u2019t be difficult to record what we feel, but many of us just can\u2019t get our feelings down on paper.<\/p>\n

Write:<\/strong>
\nIt should not be difficult to record feelings, but many people are unable to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Avoid informal language.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Instead of:<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s obvious that she\u2019s a feminist because she makes a big deal about women who were into the suffrage movement.<\/p>\n

Write:<\/strong>
\nBecause of her focus on the suffragists, one can assume she is a feminist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Abbreviations for common terms should not be used in academic writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Instead of:<\/strong>
\nSmith was declared the official winner at the P.O. last Mon. on Jan. 6th.<\/p>\n

Write:<\/strong>
\nSmith was declared the official winner at the post office last Monday, on January 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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