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Comment Re:Fair use (Score 3, Informative) 126

Not against the charge of plagiarism, because "fair use" is a defense against a charge of copyright infringement, which is not the same thing as plagiarism -- although obviously they're similar concepts. If you pass off something you didn't write as your own, you are a plagiarist, even if the thing you've copied is public domain.

for instance:

https://copyrightalliance.org/...

Comment Re:English grammar (Score 1) 72

It's becoming common to refer to a specific person of unknown gender as "they". It's derived, at least in part, from an existing usage for a non-specific person, as in ""The patient should be told at the outset how much they will be required to pay." Using it for a specific person of unknown gender is a newer usage. It's also a part of gender politics. Plenty more at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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