pron. "PLAY-djee-uh-fraze v.t. & v.i.
1. To plagiarize subtly by changing word order or replacing words with synonyms. 2. To plagiarphrase (which see).
1. To plagiarize subtly by changing word order or replacing words with synonyms. 2. To plagiarphrase (which see).
Original phrase: He jests at scars that never felt a wound. (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)
Good paraphrase: He boasts about experiences he never had.
Bad plagiaphrase: He jokes about injuries that never felt a blade.
Good paraphrase: He boasts about experiences he never had.
Bad plagiaphrase: He jokes about injuries that never felt a blade.
by ProfNS September 22, 2011