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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | {{incomplete|Created by COPYING AND PASTING. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
| − | Search engines like Google | + | Search engines like Google autocorrect most misspelled words, providing the correct spelling. Some people get help with hard-to-spell words by entering their best guess into Google, then copy-pasting the correct version. |
Cueball has an unusually strict interpretation of {{dict|plagiarism}} in which copying the ''individual word'' "plagiarism" without attribution would be plagiarizing, and this misplaced integrity makes him morally opposed to doing so. | Cueball has an unusually strict interpretation of {{dict|plagiarism}} in which copying the ''individual word'' "plagiarism" without attribution would be plagiarizing, and this misplaced integrity makes him morally opposed to doing so. | ||
| − | He also does not consider the option to cite his Google | + | He also does not consider the option to cite his source (Google Search) when including the word "plagiarism" in his documen: |
| − | " | + | "plagarism - Google Search." Google, https://www.google.com/search?q=plagerism. Accessed 24 January 2024. |
| − | The title text implies that Cueball's absurdist view of plagiarism applies much more widely when he says he only ever misspells words because he has too much integrity to copy the spelling from the dictionary, an act he also considers to be plagiarism. Simply using the dictionary to | + | The title text implies that Cueball's absurdist view of plagiarism applies much more widely when he says he only ever misspells words because he has too much integrity to copy the spelling from the dictionary, an act he also considers to be plagiarism. Simply using the dictionary to spell a word correctly is not plagiarism and doesn't require a citation. Any style guide or professional editor would advise Cueball that correct spelling is much preferred to incorrect spelling or superfluous citations. |
Note that while spelling assistance should not be cited, citing a dictionary can be appropriate when using the ''entry'' associated with a word, for example: | Note that while spelling assistance should not be cited, citing a dictionary can be appropriate when using the ''entry'' associated with a word, for example: | ||
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* Etymology or historical usage: If you are discussing the etymology or historical evolution of a word. | * Etymology or historical usage: If you are discussing the etymology or historical evolution of a word. | ||
| − | "Plagiarise" rather than "plagiarize" is the common spelling in many parts of the English-speaking world. Search engines | + | "Plagiarise" rather than "plagiarize" is the common spelling in many parts of the English-speaking world. Search engines localize the appropriate spelling(s) based on the user's (presumed) location. |
| − | A common misspelling of | + | A common misspelling of plagiarism is [[https://capitalizemytitle.com/plagiarize-vs-plagerize-how-do-you-spell-it/ plagerism]], perhaps because of the way the word sounds when pronounced. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | Randall had previously commented on some ''other'' problems with using Google's suggestion feature as a spellchecker in [https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ the Color Survey Results post] on the xkcd | + | Randall had previously commented on some ''other'' problems with using Google's suggestion feature as a spellchecker in [https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ the Color Survey Results post] on the xkcd blag. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
