Oppobrium? Latifundium? Bellicose? Effete? Really? What the fuck is wrong with these people. These words are like paragraphs apart
Edit: just read the term “professional-cum-technocratic ethos” this shit is not normal and the author should be ashamed
A big part of the problem is that despite the job being like 80% writing, many academics have no formal writing training. This is especially true in the sciences. You’re just expected to pick it up by osmosis, and when most of the existing writing is shit, you’re gonna pick up shit.
dude reading my friend’s writing of any kind who has a masters in engineering is like putting an orbital sander to my eyes.