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by lucozade 3526 days ago
Indeed. She seems to be jumping to the conclusion that her prof thought she would not use that word. When I first read it I assumed he meant that someone else had written that sentence that way before.

If she is right then what he did was heinous. If I'm right then what she did was pretty bad too.

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> This morning, my professor handed me back a paper (a literature review) in front of my entire class and exclaimed “this is not your language.” On the top of the page they wrote in blue ink: “Please go back and indicate where you cut and paste.” The period was included.

How are you possibly interpreting this passage as not an accusation of plagiarism?