Instead of giving their own answer?
2006-08-01 18:58:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Cut and paste the suspected qoute into google with qoutes around it. If it's out there exactly it will find it. You better off using small distinct phrases because the forger might change word or two. Good luck and happy hunting!
2006-08-01 19:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like what Lizzie D said, you should have a fair idea of what that person is capable of writing. My teacher once put it this way: "If you're using silver-dollar words in your paper and I know you're not a silver-dollar person, I'm taking a second look at your paper". Also, turnitin.com is good like the other guy said. If all else fails, just type in what you suspect is a copy and paste job on google.com or yahoo.com search. I had teachers that did that before turninin.com made it's debut.
2006-08-02 02:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by Model06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copy and paste sections of what they wrote onto the internet and if they did copy it some or all of what they stole should show up.
2006-08-02 02:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by Shawna M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are familiar with someone's writing and diction it would be easy to tell. If his or her writing is too "good" or sounds too scholarly and it's not usually like that, there is a good chance that he or she c&p'd. There was actually a kid in one of my classes that took it a step further and photocopied an entry from an encyclopedia. "See Volume II for 'The Battle of Concord'."
2006-08-02 02:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by gtlaguilar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You kind of have to know the person, and if the answer doesn't sound like something he/she would say then you can be suspicious, but other than that there really is no sure-fire way of knowing buddy.
2006-08-02 02:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google the sentence you beleive was copied and pasted. The sentence might show up immediately.
2006-08-02 02:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what difference does it make?
If someone took the time to actually look up a correct answer because the person who asked the question was too lazy to do it themselves...kudos for them.
2006-08-02 02:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by Gnome_Is_An_Anagram 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have a long answer that is really wordy, in a way that someone would not normally communicate.
2006-08-02 02:04:05 · answer #8 · answered by Stranger in a Strangeland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of people are now using www.turnitin.com, most colleges feed the "work" and in a few mins it analyzes if it was the authors work or been cut and pasted
www.turnitin.com
2006-08-02 02:02:22 · answer #9 · answered by leon11357 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just copy and paste the same paragraph stuff to any search engine ..and u wil know..simple !!!
2006-08-02 02:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by sanjubuddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋