{"id":1751,"date":"2009-09-10T21:04:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T21:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/09\/10\/over_the_moon_about_collaboratinos\/"},"modified":"2009-09-10T21:04:54","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T21:04:54","slug":"over_the_moon_about_collaboratinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/09\/10\/over_the_moon_about_collaboratinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Over the moon about collaboratinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another day, another science typo<\/a>: this time, I emailed a colleague to ask for a “letter of collaboratino”.
\n(Well, I almost did – previous experience caused me to activate Outlook’s “always check spelling before sending” option long, long ago).
\nI wonder what a collaboratino might look like. Clearly, it’s a subatomic particle that facilitates interactions between larger entities. But is it involved with weak or strong forces? Is it ever possible to simultaneously measure both its motivation and its benefits? How much spin is involved?
\nWhat I do<\/em> know is that when a collaboratino meets an anti-collaboratino, the effects are sure to be more devastating than Dan Brown could ever imagine.
\nAnd what adjectives might one use to describe a collaboratino?
\nDrafting another letter for a different project, I started with the suggested phrase “I am delighted to collaborate with you on your grant application titled ‘really important science'”. It is indicative of the importance of measuring collaboratino spin that the word “delighted” cropped up again in the next paragraph. Unable to come up with an appropriate synonym on the spot, I hit shift-F7 for suggestions – but didn’t think that “charmed”, “enchanted”, “thrilled”, “elated”, or indeed “overjoyed” were quite suitable.
\nI was pleased<\/em> to finish that draft and send it off for long-distance approval; a quantum of solace in a frantic and over-caffeinated<\/a> week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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