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There are other serious cases of ambiguity. These are dealt with in separate chapters
of this book.
1. strings of nouns and adjectives (Sect. 2.15 )
2. misusage of tenses – using the present instead of the past, and vice versa, can
create considerable confusion, particularly in the Introduction and Discussion
sections
3. poor or incorrect word order (Sect. 2.16 ).
4. when it is not clear if you are referring to your own work or other people’s work
(Sects. 7.3 , 7.4 , 7.7 , and 7.8 )
