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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Paraphrasing
Hi, just wondering, are the sentences in red paraphrasing those in green? Noticed a few similarities between the Gothic stories that inspired me and what I ended up writing, and I want to be safe. It's only two little things, but I take originality very seriously.
The light decanting from the windows barely filtered through the infested air and could scarcely scorch his flickering gaze.
Tormented, he made his way further into the rectory; noting that its contents had long been left to rot, and how the moonlight fought to make its way through the dust-veiled windows.
I can never face the portraits on the stairs. The faces of my kin, their eyes reminding me, judging me.
The hallway of the rectory was adorned with tapestries – in which the religious idols, much like the black cat, observed him with disdain.
The light decanting from the windows barely filtered through the infested air and could scarcely scorch his flickering gaze.
Tormented, he made his way further into the rectory; noting that its contents had long been left to rot, and how the moonlight fought to make its way through the dust-veiled windows.
I can never face the portraits on the stairs. The faces of my kin, their eyes reminding me, judging me.
The hallway of the rectory was adorned with tapestries – in which the religious idols, much like the black cat, observed him with disdain.
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The similarities between those sentences are so tenuous that no one could possibly accuse you of copying. There must be thousands of passages in stories describing broadly those kinds of situations and sentiments.
- The similarities between those sentences are so tenuous that no one could possibly accuse you of copying.
- There must be thousands of passages in stories describing broadly those kinds of situations and sentiments.
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The similarities between those sentences are so tenuous that no one could possibly accuse you of copying. There must be thousands of passages in stories describing broadly those kinds of situations and sentiments.
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GPYThe similarities between those sentences are so tenuous that no one could possibly accuse you of copying. There must be thousands of passages in stories describing broadly those kinds of situations and sentiments.On this subject, would it matter if I used the phrase "he made his way into" when the pieces that inspired me also use it quite frequently? Or wo
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I am not a lawyer, but in my opinion ...
"made his way (into)" is a generic phrase that has been used countless times. You cannot be accused of plagiarism for using it too. I don't see any problem with the second one either. People falling or descending into sleep or dreams of one type or another is far too common an idea for anyone to be able to claim originality on it. The only way thes
"made his way (into)" is a generic phrase that has been used countless times. You cannot be accused of plagiarism for using it too. I don't see any problem with the second one either. People falling or descending into sleep or dreams of one type or another is far too common an idea for anyone to be able to claim originality on it. The only way thes
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