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Lint: viva-preparation

So
error

"So, rather than learning sitting with your books, get a set of films or use the Radiopaedia quiz mode and describe the images that are presented. It is highly favourable to be articulate in the viva and examiners would much prefer to hear somebody who can string a sentence together."

Line 2:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'So'.
Contractions
error

"if the film goes up and you know what it is without thinking, it looks a lot better if you describe what it is succinctly and offer a differential rather than just saying the diagnosis - it's harder than it sounds!"

Line 12:199 · Never use contractions: use 'it is' in place of 'it's'.
Exclamation
error

"if the film goes up and you know what it is without thinking, it looks a lot better if you describe what it is succinctly and offer a differential rather than just saying the diagnosis - it's harder than it sounds!"

Line 12:224 · Don't use exclamation points in text.
Semicolons
suggestion

"in real life, many films are normal but this is not the case in the exam; an apparently normal film usually has some hidden pathology and having a checklist of these is very helpful"

Line 20:84 · Use semicolons judiciously.