The study was conceived as …

When I began work on …, little did I realize US and GB or realise GB …

Needless to say, the faults remaining are entirely my own

Of course, as is usual, all errors and oversights are entirely my own.

Thanks

First of all, I would like to thank …

First and foremost, I would like to thank …

In particular, I would like to thank …

I am especially grateful to …

Many people have contributed either directly or indirectly to this study

I would like to thank …

my colleagues at the Department of … at the University of …

my PhD supervisor at … University

my late colleague, …

my students at the University of …

… for their helpful comments

… for comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript or paper etc.

…, who read an earlier draft of chapter

…, who kindly read through an earlier version of …

…, who provided valuable or extensive comments on …

… for her detailed comments on …

… for help in the preparation of the manuscript or book

…, who assisted in …

… for assistance in or with …

… for technical assistance in or with …

… for his or her or their encouragement

… for his or her or their tireless enthusiasm

… for his or her or their support

… for granting me leave to write this book

… for permission to use previously unpublished materials

… for permission to reproduce figures

I would like to thank my teacher or supervisor, X,

for awakening my interest in …

who encouraged me to …

who first introduced me to …

for a thorough grounding in the principles of …

We have benefited greatly from the comments and suggestions of …

I would also like to thank the reviewers of the previous edition for their constructive comments

… the anonymous reviewers at … for their useful comments

… is or are reprinted by kind permission of …

I also wish to thank a number of people who …

We would also like to thank …

In addition, we would like to thank …

I am also grateful to …

Thanks are also due to X and Y

Further thanks to …

Thanks too to …

…, and above all special thanks to …

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