~ Verbal Plagiarism ~ 👤👤

I personally find this habit rather annoying.

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Words are not ownership of one particular person. You are free to use them. When someone repeat your,words this can also mean he or she like your point of view. Recently I was listen to series interview with Henry Miller and I really like how,he use phrases like don't you know or you see etc. It was,quiet amusing so I use that words just for my own pleasure.

[Carola]

that's fine to use it, but it's not right to allow people think they are your own words. always give credit to your source of information, even if they are someone else's verbal words.

[Richard🖌]

LOL!
Carola,

I call them verbal wannabes, but rather than annoying to me, they are rather amusing … kinda like a parrot of sorts, or an arrogantly echoed boomerang; perhaps, a thief of admired and envied phraseology, practicing to see if they can get it by you, or tricking you into believing it actually originated with them (insulting, in a way), to use at a later date on those "none the wiser", hoping to be admired by and for the very words they stole.
Yeah, I know this sort, alright, sooo very well … clowns they be.
I enjoy your dub of this odd habit, "Verbal Plagiarism". : )
I suppose one could be flattered by it, IF the thief were someone you admired and looked-up to, "and" if they said something like, "Hey, I like that; I may use it as my own.
You're quite the rhyming poetess, Carola, and I so enjoy how your mind works. Neat presentation, too; pleasing color choice, with black question marks are quite fetching, the title with talker and listener images, and artwork with the thief catching and stealing ideas.

You're amazing, Carola … love it! ⁓ Richard 🍃


(hint: match the rhymes in your penultimate verse, and this will be the virtual little masterpiece of a poetic rant)

[Carola]

hi richard, merry christmas to you.
thanks for commenting, i love them, good or bad.
sorry i'm a bit dense, i don't quite know what you mean in you hint about my 2nd last verse... do you mean the 2 end words 'sort' & 'dork' ?
i couldn't think of an exact rhyme with 'sort' so i came up with a close sounding word.
please enlighten me richard, so i can learn something, & i shall be eternally grateful.

[Richard🖌]

"do you mean the 2 end words 'sort' & 'dork' ?"
Yes, Carola Dear,
And, don't you know there needn't be a space before your question marks? LOL!

Edited in syntactic flow, grammar, and rhyme-scheme, compare your following [Original] and [Edited] lines … both, still with 13-syllables each:

[Original]
"Lacking originality and ingenuity of any sort,
An irritating habit, ineptiude, or they’re a bit of a dork! "

[Edited]
"Lacking originality and ingenuity of any sort,
with irritating habits or ineptitude, they’re a bit of a wart!"

Typo: "ineptiude" = ineptitude

Truthfully, in my discernment, for the writer who cares, a poem is ever a work in progress. For instance: There are poems I wrote over 20-years ago that I read today with new knowledge and amore skillful eye I still edit and make improvements to.
So, looking at poetry from this aspect, I suppose one would be fair in saying that a poem is never quite fully finished, eh?

Please, let me share the following helpful writing tool with you, M'Lady. : )
"Rhyme Zone": https://www.rhymezone.com
Here, you'll find all sorts of helpful features … play around with it and discover what a great, handy internet application it is for writers of all genre.

Lady Carola, you're such a blessing to an olde teacher, because your attitude and willing outlook make me feel thrilled to offer you a friendly hand.
You're a true treasure to reader and teacher alike.

Bless you the holidays through, and a fabulous 2020 … big Christmas HUGS! 🤗

[Carola]

hi richard, firstly a happy new year to you.
sorry i haven't been here in a while, i do that when i'm on a particular family history trail.

thanks for spending your time to comment & your skillful writing tips. I'm going to use your word 'with' & drop my location of 'or' for yours.

i looked up wart & dork on the online dictionary, to get an accurate connotation of what i'm trying to get across.

wart = (informal) an obnoxious or objectionable person
dork = (informal) a contemptible, socially inept person.

after much thought of the those 2 words, i decided to stick with the word 'dork' because of the meaning it conveys -- a contemptible, socially inept person, rather than a obnoxious/objectionable one. (well the meaning it conveys in australian english anyway.)

yes i'm with you in re-editing older poems. sometimes i will include the new re-edited month & sometimes i don't bother if it's just a word or 2.

i am aware of the rhyme zone.com website & do use it, although i have found on rare occasions it doesn't always produce a rhyming word i thought of later on.

thanks for picking up that typo error too.

i know you're not supposed to put any space before punctuation, but i've always felt it gets lost & it has more visual impact if i put a space between the word & any exclamation or question mark. again i often leave a space either side of a semi-colon for a longer pause. (i'm not really trying to re-invent english punctuation i just like the way mine looks !!)

richard, your knowledgeable comments are always appreciated.

cheerio carola 👋

[Robert Trakofler]

I enjoy a good argument I will use that technique in situations where someone manipulates the context in to another stream in order to divert attention to the previous stance having fallen victim to overwhelming evidence of imminent toppling. But I will say that for some folks repeating your lines is about processing and keeping there focus on what you were expressing and can actually be an expression of respect and attentiveness. But lastly is the dolt the one of whom extrapolates your position rearranges the form and then repeats it back to you as a grand revelation! this poor sod is best left alone but is great for mind control and stupid parlor tricks often needs to read the instructions to use a can opener and has never once formed an original thought except for the moment when he had the bone jarring idea to put his socks on before his slacks back in the 90’s and has kept the habit ever since. This guy only merits pity and is best left at that don’t waste your energy being upset over

[Carola]

hi robert, merry christmas.
thanks for stopping by to read & comment.
i must admit it hadn't occurred to me about the attention focus for general conversation, i know people repeat a person's name back during introductions for that reason.
to me verbal plagiarism is someone pulling the conversation back to themselves even though the person has nothing to contribute to the conversation. but you're right i shouldn't get annoyed.

[barleygirl]

Maybe I spent too many years working for egotistical bosses who had to put their own names on ideas, but this happens constantly in corporate America *wink! wink!* The old adage goes, who cares, as long as the idea gets implemented well & it works! I tend to agree with many of your reviewers, that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so you could gracefully embrace. In Photoshop, I combine art that I love (crediting the artists) & some friendly phrase meant for the masses (probably plagiarizing things I've heard along the way), then I post these on Facebook. I feel very honored when people share my postings! That's the ultimate! Multiplying my message! That's what social media is all about, trying to influence the masses toward some viewpoint or idea that you love & would like to see proliferated. People & companies are totally focused on getting messages "out there" & TRENDING!!!!! I love that you express your honest peevishness about verbal plagiarism in ways that help us understand why this feels unfair or unwanted to you. But we are now in an age where there are a ton of media streams & only so many ideas to be spread around! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Carola]

yes i read all of the comments of the other readers, & to a certain extent i would agree with them.

but when you get verbal plagiarism from a person you're having a conversation with, & your words have only just left your mouth & they are repeated instantly like a tape recorder - it get's to be highly irritating.
maybe my poem probably didn't reflect the instantaneousness of the occurrence.
cheerio carola

[Paul Bell]

I would take it as a compliment.
Plus, it shows your importance and good standing.