Occam's razor

By cheatingapparently - 20/06/2020 23:06

Today, I got an A+ on a writing assignment. My teacher asked me three times if I really did write this article myself, and didn't memorise an article from the Internet. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/02/2017 00:00 - Canada

Today, my classmate told me she can copy an article from the internet and hand that in, as long as she cites it at the end. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2011 10:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML

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By SMRT - 13/01/2010 06:08 - Canada

Today, I finished my position paper for my social studies class and read it to my mom to get her opinion on it. After I'm done reading it, she asks me if I copied it from somewhere because it sounded very professional and smart, and it didn't sound like me. FML

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There's always someone with a big nose who knows

By Anonymous - 15/08/2021 22:01

Today, I failed an assignment because the person I paid to do it plagiarized the entire thing. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/06/2014 15:05 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Today, I got cited for "internet plagiarism" and called to the dean's office. I'd been sitting a closed-book written exam, and my teacher had been breathing down my neck the whole time. FML

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By dumbteacher - 23/05/2011 14:35

Today, my AP teacher once again accused me of plagiarism. Apparently the words "demise," "ultimately," and "rural," are too sophisticated for an 11th grade AP student to use and MUST have been copied from the Internet. FML

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By copycat - 19/03/2015 05:05 - United States - Norco

Today, I turned in my homework. Too bad I accidentally handed in the printed answer sheet I found online to copy from. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/11/2009 06:43 - United States

Today, I got a paper back that was given a zero for suspected plagiarism. Everything I wrote was my own thought and analysis. My instructor basically thinks my paper is smarter than I am. He won't listen, even when I explain my thought processes throughout the piece. FML

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Underfunded and underappreciated

By lrn2spel, teach - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States - Mogadore

Today, I got back the essay I wrote about how my country's education system is fucked. At one point, I made a spelling mistake. My teacher wrote a note about it, basically calling me illiterate, and telling me to pay attention in school instead of whining about it. She misspelled "school". FML

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By ScreweD- - 16/11/2015 21:39 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Saturday 20 June 2020 23:12

Did you really write this FML?

Marcella1016 31

Sunday 21 June 2020 2:10

They memorized it.

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RichardPencil 30

Saturday 20 June 2020 23:12

Did you really write this FML?

Marcella1016 31

Sunday 21 June 2020 2:10

They memorized it.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 21 June 2020 2:11

From the Internet, to be sure! Probably from this very site!

dragonladiesfire 19

Sunday 21 June 2020 7:41

Ask two more times to be sure!

Kelsie Lynn Christensen 13

Sunday 21 June 2020 8:06

I mean I think if it was on the internet she would be able to find it lol

Kraths 16

Sunday 21 June 2020 20:06

Yes. There are sites designed to detect plagiarism and similarities. I use several when I write my novels to avoid situations where my books can be called a rip off