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We once had some experts visit our university to dialogue about learning communities. Wouldn't it have been easier to just talk?
High schools offer classes in keyboarding. I liked my class in typing.
Although not an example of noun/verb confusion, my pet peeve is "utilize." Many people, especially faculty, seem to like better than "use" because it has more syllables. I use a spoon for eating, but I might utilize it for gardening.
Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D.
Interim Chair, Dept. Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/17/2005 12:26:38 PM >>> Actually, a pet peeve of mine with the word "impact" is with its use in
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titles of papers to infer causality (The impact of variable x on variable y"). Too often, it turns out that the variable presumed to exert the 'impact' is really a subject variable like as sex or ethnicity, or some other such variable that cannot be manipulated. Miguel At 10:14 AM 3/17/2005 -0500, you wrote: > An unrelated issue -- use of the word "impact" -- >http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/humor/impact.txt (WARNING: scatological >reference). > >Cheers, > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Karl L. Wuensch, Department of Psychology, >East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858-4353 >Voice: 252-328-4102 Fax: 252-328-6283 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Martha Capreol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> >Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:30 AM >Subject: Re: how many words equal plagiarism? > > > I also consider 5 words in a row verbatim plagiarism. I do allow more >leeway for technical phrases or psychological terminology. I also look for >large sections where the words are just rearranged. For minor >transgressions, I give zero in the sections of the assignment impacted >Cheers. >Martha Capreol >Instructor, University of British Columbia > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Annette Taylor, Ph. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> >Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:35 PM >Subject: how many words equal plagiarism? > > > > Tipsters: > > > > So, some of my students are claiming a very difficult time finding a way > > to > > summarize in their own words, elements of the method and results sections > > for > > article reviews/summaries. So, how many words equal plagiarism? If they > > borrow > > a phrase, is that OK for technical details? How about 4-5 words in a row > > verbatim? Is that too many? > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
