学術著作物において、二人称代名詞の「you」は原則として使用しません。以下にその誤用例と修正例を挙げます。
[誤] As most of you are probably aware, Spelaeoecia bermudensis is categorized as “critically endangered” by the IUCN.
[正] As most readers are probably aware, Spelaeoecia bermudensis is categorized as “critically endangered” by the IUCN.
[誤] You may have noticed that the second term in Eq.(3.1) has been omitted.
[正] The reader may have noticed that the second term in Eq.(3.1) has been omitted.
[誤] In Fig. 2, you can see the intersection of these two curves.
[正] In Fig. 2, we can see the intersection of these two curves.
[正] In Fig. 2, the intersection of these two curves can be seen.
[誤] You can clearly divide these results into two groups.
[正] We can clearly divide these results into two groups.
[正] These results can be clearly divided into two groups.
グレン・パケット
1993年イリノイ大学（University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign）物理学博士課程修了。1992年に初来日し、1995年から、国際理論物理学誌Progress of Theoretical Physicsの校閲者を務める。京都大学基礎物理研究所に研究員、そして京都大学物理学GCOEに特定准教授として勤務し、京都大学の大学院生に学術英語指導を行う。著書に「科学論文の英語用法百科」。パケット先生のHPはこちらから。
