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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a PLAGIARISED WIKIHOW ARTICLE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | Some words are difficult to remember how to spell, but Google and other search engines have autocorrect for misspelled words in search terms, which will return results with the correct spelling, so some people enter their best guess of the spelling on Google, then copy the corrected version and paste it into their document. | |
− | Cueball | + | Cueball isn't sure whether copying ''individual words'' without attribution is considered [[wiktionary:plagiarism|plagiarism]] (appropriating the work of others without permission or credit), and he can't avoid thinking about this moral dilemma when copying the word 'plagiarism' itself. |
− | + | The title text takes the idea one step further, with Cueball saying he only ever misspells words because he would rather not "copy from the dictionary," as he considers that plagiarism. Of course, the ''entire point'' of the dictionary is to serve as a reference precisely for people to look up the spelling and definition of words, and the words defined in the dictionary cannot be individually copyrighted on their own.{{cn}} | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is sitting on an office chair at a desk and looking at a laptop while | + | :[Cueball is sitting on an office chair at a desk and looking at a laptop while having his hands on it. Megan is standing behind him and looking at the laptop as well.] |
:Megan: When I can't spell a word I usually just Google and copy and paste it from the results. | :Megan: When I can't spell a word I usually just Google and copy and paste it from the results. | ||
− | :Cueball: Yeah, but I can't do that ''''' | + | :Cueball: Yeah, but I can't do that '''''HERE!!''''' |
:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
:Why spelling "plagiarism" is especially hard | :Why spelling "plagiarism" is especially hard | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |