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Not how it works...

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 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 Too Many Credits - 08/04/2017 20:00

Today, after having too many projects for end of term, I asked to borrow my sister's paper that she used for the same class last year. After submitting it online, I found the example paper that the teacher handed out. My teacher used my sister's paper from last year as an example for us. 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 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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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 Annoyed student - 29/04/2017 04:00

Today, after extensively researching how to properly use in text citations out of fear of my professor reporting me for citing my quotes incorrectly. She reported me instead for forgetting quotation marks on three of my proudly and properly cited quotes. 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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Notebooks out, plagiarists!

By What am I doing with my life? - 22/05/2014 16:47 - United States - Aurora

Today, I collected my students' final essays. One of them submitted a printout of a screenshot he took with his phone. Too bad a browser address bar was still in the shot, along with a "click to read more" link at the bottom. My students are too dumb and lazy to even plagiarize properly. 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 R - 05/09/2016 10:27 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told us we had been reported for plagiarism because our answers to a problem were nearly identical, and he said that I shouldn't have shared my work. This for an assignment where significant marks were awarded for collaborating with peers. FML

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sasquatchius 3

Monday 27 February 2017 12:16

To be fair she could, she'd fail, but she could do that.

assassinmaster 22

Monday 27 February 2017 13:04

And get a F if not a disciplinary hearing as a result

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sasquatchius 3

Monday 27 February 2017 12:16

To be fair she could, she'd fail, but she could do that.

assassinmaster 22

Monday 27 February 2017 13:04

And get a F if not a disciplinary hearing as a result

killer122 11

Saturday 4 March 2017 8:50

Nah, as long as its cited its not outright dishonest, just lazy, i used to do something like this all the time for bs papers in gen-eds. just lookup an article that answered whatever garbage they were wanting a paper on, re-write it in my own words in almost the same format, and cite it at the end. Only one teacher ever caught it, and told me to just add some other info from some other sources and gave me an A.

Solano2580 24

Monday 27 February 2017 13:24

Actually she has a point, to a degree. If it's a major paper then she's gonna fail, but if it's just a small requirement that requires a source then depending on the teacher she might be good.

species4872 19

Monday 27 February 2017 13:46

Don't care. Really don't give a shit.

onceuponatime456 16

Monday 27 February 2017 15:32

Then why bother reading or commenting?

Arashikage 18

Tuesday 28 February 2017 8:07

I'm pretty sure OP isn't going to lose sleep over that

OhPuhleeze 23

Monday 27 February 2017 14:58

and it's an FML because it's true and you've been working hard to get the C's while she used her method to get B+ ?

RichardPencil 30

Monday 27 February 2017 15:19

She could and maybe even get a passing grade this time. Next time, the instructor will have the foresight to put a limit on sourced material.

onceuponatime456 16

Monday 27 February 2017 15:33

Yes, she can and the teacher can then give her a fail!

CrassKal 27

Monday 27 February 2017 17:15

So is this a group project that involved you? Otherwise I'm not sure why it's your FML, unless this is a general "bemoan the stupidity of the world" kind.

Danne696 14

Monday 27 February 2017 17:39

Let's just hope that you never have to do any group work with her.

MissMizery 19

Monday 27 February 2017 19:18

My guess is that she won't be your classmate for long lol

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