Elliot Temple misquotes and miscites New Oxford American Dictionary

Feb 06, 2025 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

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the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own: there were accusations of plagiarism | [count noun] : it claims there are similar plagiarisms in the software produced at the university.

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the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Found 1 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

the‧practice‧of‧taking‧someone‧else's‧work‧or‧ideas‧and‧passing‧them‧off‧as‧one's‧own:‧there‧were‧accusations‧of‧plagiarism‧|‧[count‧noun]‧:‧it‧claims‧there‧are‧similar‧plagiarisms‧in‧the‧software‧produced‧at‧the‧university.

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	the‧practice‧of‧taking‧someone‧else's‧work‧or‧ideas‧and‧passing‧them‧off‧as‧one's‧own
2	~~:‧there‧were‧accusations‧of‧plagiarism‧\|‧[count‧noun]‧:‧it‧claims‧there‧are‧similar‧plagiarisms‧in‧the‧software‧produced‧at‧the‧university.~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].

Part

Valid?

Explanation

the‧practice‧of‧taking‧someone‧else's‧work‧or‧ideas‧and‧passing‧them‧off‧as‧one's‧own

:‧there‧were‧accusations‧of‧plagiarism‧|‧[count‧noun]‧:‧it‧claims‧there‧are‧similar‧plagiarisms‧in‧the‧software‧produced‧at‧the‧university.

× no

Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].

Notes

In addition to omitting parts without indication, Temple miscites the New Oxford American Dictionary as “New Oxford Dictionary”. Wikipedia explains the difference.

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