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2 July
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Does this sound natural?
“My deskmate Aiden copies my homework every day.”
Does this sound natural?
“My deskmate Aiden copies my homework every day.”
“My deskmate Aiden copies my homework every day.”
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@studiousme Actually "plagarize" is a fairly common word to use (from my experience), even in non-formal conversations (as long as it makes sense in context of the conversation). :)
It's more because of the fact that "plagarize" usually implies that the person whose work is being copied, doesn't know that it's being copied —
"It was obvious that half of his essay was plagarized."
"He denied that he plagarized his paper, but it was clear that he found another student's paper online."
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Yes, great job! You can also use "classmate."
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@sahilstudio Thanks. But “classmate” means something different from “deskmate”, right?
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@studiousme Yes, "deskmate" refers to the person(s) sitting next to you in class, while "classmate" refers to anyone in your class. :)
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@sahilstudio Got it. Also, could you please think of another way to phrase my original sentence? For example, use another verb instead of “copy”.
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I'm sorry — "copy" is the only verb that really makes sense (and sounds natural) in the given context.
You could use "plagarize," however this might sound unnatural as the word is not often used in this context —
"My deskmate Aiden plagarizes my homework every day."
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@sahilstudio Yeah, I bet that’s because “plagiarize” sounds fairly formal?
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@studiousme Actually "plagarize" is a fairly common word to use (from my experience), even in non-formal conversations (as long as it makes sense in context of the conversation). :)
It's more because of the fact that "plagarize" usually implies that the person whose work is being copied, doesn't know that it's being copied —
"It was obvious that half of his essay was plagarized."
"He denied that he plagarized his paper, but it was clear that he found another student's paper online."
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@sahilstudio Oh, right! You made it so clear to me. Thank you! Now I get why “copy” is the only verb that makes sense.
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