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Aaron: I have to write an acknowledgements page.
Mason: Acknowledgements? They’re usually pretty perfunctory. Thanks to everyone who pitched in. It’s a place to thank your mother for all her cooking.
Aaron: Well the grant has to be acknowledged.
Mason: So it has to be academic? Thanks are due to the corporation for their money.
Aaron: Warmly academic. Not coldly academic. I was really appreciative of their help. I also wanted to thank people by describing how they helped.
Mason: Okay, so gush, be effusive. If you want to be really appreciative and hi-tech, you can hyperlink to the websites of the people who helped.
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