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Is there some kind of a rule or an agreed upon set of standards on the usage of "The author X." X being wrote, stated, brought forth...etc.
Assuming that what the author did is not obvious. For example, if the other was offering a theory, it would simply be "The author theorized," or "The author laid out a theory."
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Is there some kind of a rule or an agreed upon set of standards on the usage of "The author X." X being wrote, stated, brought forth...etc.
Assuming that what the author did is not obvious. For example, if the other was offering a theory, it would simply be "The author theorized," or "The author laid out a theory."
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Assuming that what the author did is not obvious. For example, if the other was offering a theory, it would simply be "The author theorized," or "The author laid out a theory."
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