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What they mean |
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| This is an analogue of |
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I have to have some excuse for publishing it |
| This is of interest in applications |
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I have to have some excuse for publishing it |
| The proof is now complete |
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I can't finish it |
| I cannot follow the details of X's proof |
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It's wrong |
| We omit the details of this calculation |
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I can't do it |
| This problem is difficult |
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I don't know the answer |
| Without loss of generality |
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I have done an easy special case |
| To fix the ideas |
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To consider the only case I can do |
| X's proof is ingenious |
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I understand it |
| It may be of interest |
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I have to have some excuse for publishing it |
| X's paper is interesting |
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I don't understand it |
| This is a known result but I reproduce the proof for the convenience of the reader |
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My paper isn't long enough |
| Par abus de langage |
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In the terminology used by other authors |
| It is natural to begin with the following considerations |
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We have to start somewhere |
| This was proved by X but the following new proof may present some points of interest |
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I can't understand X |
| To simplify the notation |
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It is too much trouble to change now |
| It will be observed that |
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I hope you have not noticed that |
| It is obvious |
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I can't prove it |
| The details may be left to the reader |
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I can't do it |
| I wish to thank the referee for his suggestions |
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I loused it up |
| By a straightforward computation |
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I lost my notes |
| This problem is trivial |
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I know the answer |
| This result is well known |
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I can't find the reference |
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| I am indebted to Professor X for stimulating discussions |
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| However, as we have seen |
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| In general |
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| It is easily shown |
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| To be continued |
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