Scientific Language

Before getting into Scientific English, we need to understand a bit about why it exists and what it does. So what is it? Scientific writing is writing that follows certain characteristics, allowing scientists to communicate with each other easily to spread ideas, findings, and discoveries. 

For this reason, scientific writing in any language needs to follow the obey the following rules:

Characteristics of Scientific English

Scientific writing must be clear, concise, accurate and  “easy to read” and be objective.

Learning more about Scientific English? You can read a brief post on the History and Use of Scientifc English.

The grammar of Scientific English: Spaces in all the right places.

The first thing to remember for Scientific English (or any specialised language) is that it is based on the general language..