[語文誌]OOO: Out Of Office

out of office 這一句比較少人用來說不在辦公室。
大部份out of office 指政治人物『下野』 不在辦公室譬如出差，美國習慣用out of town(出城)。

Sample:

I will be out of the office from ____ until ____. I'll be checking email _______(once a week, every day, etc)________, but will have limited ability to respond. If you need immediate assistance or information about the program, please contact _______ at 00-0000-0000, ext. ____, or by email at _____@xxx.xxx.xxx.

[語文誌]PI: Principal investigator

A principal investigator (PI) is the lead scientist for a particular well-defined science project, such as an astronomical observing campaign, laboratory study or clinical trial.

In the context of federal funding from agencies such as NASA or the NSF, the PI is the person who takes direct responsibility for completion of a funded project, directing the research and reporting directly to the funding agency. For small projects (which might involve 1-5 people) the PI is typically the person who conceived of the investigation, but for larger projects (such as the construction of scientific spacecraft or observatories) the PI may be selected by a team to obtain the best strategic advantage for the project.

In the context of a clinical trial a PI may be an academic working with grants from NIH or other funding agencies, or may be effectively a contractor for a pharmaceutical company working on testing the safety and efficacy of new medicines.

[語文誌]The state of the art

The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time.

The phrase "state of the art" should be hyphenated when it is used as an adjective, e.g.: "This machine is an example of state-of-the-art technology", but not when used as a noun, as in the sentence below.

"The state of the art in this field is mostly related to the X technology".