Quite surprise that this thread has very little discussion
I will try to give my POE,feel free to comment
Scientific language often employs common words in ways that clash with the general usage, such as "temperate"; this term is generally used to refer to mild, pleasant weather, but climatologists use it in regions where summers are hot, winters are harsh, and extreme climatic variation.
A. often employs common words in ways that clash with the general usage,
such as "temperate"; this term is generally used to refer to mild, pleasant weather, but climatologists use it in regions where
summers are hot, winters are harsh --- 1) such as "temperate" is misplace 2) //ism error : "summer are hot" and "winter are harsh" are not // with "extreme climatic variationB. often employs common words in ways that clash with their general usage; for instance, the term "temperate," which in general usage refers to mild, pleasant weather, is used by climatologists to describe regions with hot summers, harsh winters
--- seems goodC. employs common words often
and in ways that clash with general usage; specifically, the term "temperate" is generally used for mild, pleasant weather,
and by climatologists to refer to regions with hot summers, harsh winters
--- and is // with nothing , these two clauses seems to have no relation , "by climatologists" is awkwardD. employs common words in ways that often clash with general usage
, as when climatologists use "temperate," a term generally used to refer to mild, pleasant weather, to characterize regions
where summers are hot, winters are harsh --- 1)",as" is used to create comparison,but "when" shouldn't be there 2) //ism error : "summer are hot" and "winter are harsh" are not // with "extreme climatic variationE. employs common words in ways that often clash with
their general usage; climatologists in particular use the term "temperate" -- which generally refers to mild, pleasant weather --
in describing regions with hot summers and harsh winters
--- 1) their is ambiguous,but I'm not sure this should be the factor of elimination as it sounds illogical if referred to "ways" 2) in describing is awkward