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paraphrasing 

1. does not match the source word for word
2. involves putting a passage from a source into your own words
3. changes the words or phrasing of a passage, but retains and fully communicates the original meaning
4. must be attributed to the original source
5. It is not a summary.
6. It does not contain most of the words or phrases from the original (plagiarism).
7. It includes all minor details from original.
8. The meaning of the writing being paraphrased is clearer to the reader than in the original text.
9. It restates the thesis.
10.It is usually longer than the original.
"Immanuel Kant maintained the view that 'Existence' is obviously not a predicate."

After paraphrasing:-

"One prominent scholar believes 'existence' is not a predicate."
paraphrasing by sneha dhar January 2, 2008
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petty paraphrasing

to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer but with emotions moreso than logic
Person One: How would you paraphrase the book, “Old Yeller?”
Person Two: kid murks his dog because it had rabies and the kid didn’t even try to take the dog to a veterinary clinic!
Person One: There’s more to the book than that!
Person Two: You said paraphrase, you didn’t say anything about petty paraphrasing!

Haraphrasing 

Branching from the process of 'Paraphrasing', whereby a passage of text is restated in other words, Haraphrasing involves making audacious claims that you have paraphrased when in fact you have just replicated the statement with the minutest of changes.
‘it is hard to find a system....that works for everybody, because everybody’s issues are different, everybody’s focus is different’.]

becomes

"It is hard to find a system like the GRI that can work for everyone, because everybody’s issues are different, everybody’s focus is different. How do you find something that works for everyone?" becomes

Classic Haraphrasing- what a fucking liability.
Haraphrasing by AquaeSulis April 6, 2011

Paraphrasilonitionalacativitiysticaltonaljernologicaloose 

A word that describes something that is way out of your knowledge
guy1: do you know what a parley is?
guy2: no that sounds like a 'Paraphrasilonitionalacativitiysticaltonaljernologicaloose'

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026

cornholio 

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).
cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003
Word of the Day on July 9, 2026