Elliot Temple misquotes and miscites New Oxford American Dictionary

In-house rules Feb 06, 2025 · By Dennis Hackethal

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

Original text

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.

Quote text

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

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

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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#	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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