patch writing

A technique of writing an essay, blog contribution or research paper by cutting and pasting large chunks of source material and interspersing these with brief connective sentences. The end result is thus a grotesque patchwork of long quotations that reveals little or nothing of the named author's own thoughts or insights.

Source material may be referenced or, when plagiarized, either presented without citation or in a cosmetically reworded format.

Patch writing is very common amongst undergraduate students from Asian countries studying at Western universities either because they do not understand the subject very well or they believe that getting a good mark involves showing that they have "done research".

You failed this assignment because the task was to research and present your policy recommendations. Instead you simply went for patch writing by copying out large sections from the textbook.

by The Watcher On The Wall November 23, 2011

AZIAN CHATTING/WRITING

shortened or expanded phonetic way of writing. Yah we use our brains more then we actually think when we type "our way".
any thing with the "oi" sound ex: boy becomes boi
"ph" words become f ex: phonetic - fonetic
words that en in en become 'n
any word that sounds like a letter uses that letter

ur- your/you are
yah yeah- yes
nah- no/know
maybeeh- maybe
meeh- me
no- know
r- are
dis- this/disrespect
dat- that
dae- they/day
mah- my
sekci sexE- sexy
sry- sorry
wlx- welcome
tnx- thank you
wha- what
pnoy- pinoy
pnay- pinay
pny- pinay
boi- boy
mztisa- mistissa
flip- filipino
chink- chinese
spic/k- spanish/latino
fone- phone
hea- here
ida no- i don't know
oic- oh i see
bby- baby
ma- mom/my

by xvpnysn0bvx December 28, 2004

writing a book

The act of male masterbation that can be used in polite conversation.

"Where is Mike?"

"He is at home writing a book."

by Mmmmmthatsnice September 18, 2013

Writer's Blogck

When a blogger can't think of anything to post about, s/he has "writer's blogck"

I have to post today but I can't think of anything interesting enough to talk about. I am so sick of writer's blogck!

by Jesseeb November 12, 2010

Writings

n. The section of cigarette closest to the filter; the very last part of a cigarette you can smoke.

Refers to the name of the cigarette brand usually being 'written' on this section.

Often the person who has actually smoked most the cigarette won't bother smoking all the way down to 'writings' and so the term is almost only used by someone else who is without cigarettes and is trying to scrounge some free smoke.

Hey, dude, can I get writings?

by dickywilly September 30, 2011

writnerd

n. singular: Always solo Starbox customer who hogs table for four. Often gazing pretentiously into the text page of new iBook his moms gave him (to keep him in her basement with his tard toys). Gazes poetically at the backside of passing females. Sighs.

orig. "writner," a fake, wanted-to-be writer. From: writer, or unemployed person.

Dude, hear the one about the Hollywood starlet who was so dumb she gave her number to a writnerd?

Snap, can't believe that writnerd wrote this provider content using just his big brain!

by Wiitester May 23, 2008

writeralley

A cool U.S. classifieds site that enables unpublished writers to submit and sell their manuscripts to traditional publishers. Also great place for custom essays, coursework etc and finding local ghostwriters, illustrators and freelance writers.

He posted his manuscript on writeralley, found a publisher in New York, sold her articles on writeralley, earned money through her writing etc, all on the alley.

by simon_writehead October 21, 2009