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A-plagiarising
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"His subsequent failure to own up to their actual provenance is a flagrant breach of Flikr etiquette, says Oeschle. “You should give due credit. It’s a social civic duty, part of being civilised,” he said. “It’s sad, because I’m a fan of Dylan. I grew up with him and bought his records. When a song of his comes on the radio, I used to turn the volume up.” But, he adds: “I guess you could say the times, they are a-plagiarising.” " [From The Independent.]
How would you interpret the present participle a-plagiarising used in the cited paragraph?
Thank you.
"His subsequent failure to own up to their actual provenance is a flagrant breach of Flikr etiquette, says Oeschle. “You should give due credit. It’s a social civic duty, part of being civilised,” he said. “It’s sad, because I’m a fan of Dylan. I grew up with him and bought his records. When a song of his comes on the radio, I used to turn the volume up.” But, he adds: “I guess you could say the times, they are a-plagiarising.” " [From The Independent.]
How would you interpret the present participle a-plagiarising used in the cited paragraph?
Thank you.
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It is word play on Dylan's album/song/lyrics: ' The times they are a-changing '. w=a-&ls=a ] archaic prefix [/url].
- It is word play on Dylan's album/song/lyrics: ' The times they are a-changing '.
- w=a-&ls=a ] archaic prefix [/url].
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It is word play on Dylan's album/song/lyrics: 'The times they are a-changing'. 'A-' is an [url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=a-&ls=a] archaic prefix[/url].
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