Actually i can write well. I knw all those chunkie words of English but it was juz tat, I DO NOT KNW HOW TO USE IT IN A SENTENCE! VERY PATHETIC huh? I admit. Yes, I am pathetic! Hence, tats y I came to blogging. Read all other bloggers' words and learn frm them but I ended up obtrusively "plagiarized" their work. Hah!

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I was "caught" and I sent an email of apology. However, da person's deliberation was, I showed little interest or in other word, "perfunctory" (as wat he mean) in tat apology email. Sigh.. Couldnt b bothered.

Hmm..maybe da person wasnt accustomed to short form/abbreviation in my sincere indignation email, I guess? (Well, I always abbreviated some of my words: People is pple, know is knw, from is frm, that is tat, this is tis, what is wat, are is r, you is u, going to is gonna, want to is wanna and etcetra.)

P/S: See... i knw wat is "perfunctory". However, i wasnt too sure if I have used it correctly in a sentence. (any kind readers out there.. wanna help me out?)

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Wat I understand in "Principles of Business Law" lesson. All terms of business law and law are being taught to da class. One topic, which i find it very interesting and such a coincidence >> PLAGIARISM

Well, it all started when I RAISED da question on plagiarism to my lecturer cum full time lawyer. Tis was wat he shared to da whole class.

Plagiarism is claiming someone else's work as your own. Plagiarism is da use of another's words, works, thoughts, or ideas w/o giving proper credit to da author. In minor cases, it can be da quotation of a sentence or two, without quotation marks and without a citation (e.g., footnote) to da author.

Plagiarism is theft and lying - using information tat doesn't belong to you and passing it off as your own, either in its entirety or partially.

Is passing off a crime? ( a topic which will always be asked in Principles of Business Law exam: Law of Tort)

Yes, passing off is a crime. A crime known as a crime of tort. A tort is a civil wrong but not as serious as criminal wrong.

I voluntarily asked if plagiarism is a crime and tis was wat he told da whole class:

Plagiarism is neither a crime nor a civil wrong. Plagiarism is a theft of intellectual property.

There are loads of notes regarding da above topic but I think wat i have typed above is relevant and sufficient enuff for my entry.

Before I end my sincere indignation entry of mine, I wld like to remind pple out there tat MAJORITY of da WORDS I used for blogging ARE MY OWN WORDS.. I can cite some examples: Go to my March 10 entry >> I wrote a formal email to da Senior Manager of my sch. ( since tat was a formal email, of coz I cant use abbreviations).

Some others are:-

• February 18 entry on Missed being a kid
• February 5 entry >> Singaporean Malay Muslim. Believes in Islam
  January 21 entry >> u dun miss da water till da well runs dry. true isnt it?
• July 22 2005 entry on Blogs are not safe anymore?
• my London Blasts entry on July 8 2005
• Monday, July 4 2005 entry.

There are loads more but the above are da recent entries I had blogged using not so chunkie words but its my own style of how and wat to write.

Enjoy reading. Till I blog again!

Good nite. ^yawning^

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