: Re: What is the smallest amount of text that can be plagiarized? Can the following be considered plagiarized? I am interested in finding out the limit of words one is allowed to use. Java is a

I think that some element of probability must be factored into determinations of plagiarism.
For example: how probable is it that more than one person has uttered this string of eleven words:

"I went to the store but I couldn't find any candy."

In contrast, how probable is it that multiple people have independently said this string of seven words:
â€œIn the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.â€ (a quote attributed to Einstein).

The five word rule seems excessively strict, unless the five words are unusually eloquent.

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