: Re: Is it plagiarism if you use the same, or similar expression with different meanings or contexts? Some years ago, I wrote "alternative lyrics to the song, "Laura." It basically diverged from the

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Copying ideas is not plagiarism. Copying execution is. Further, some phrases are so common they couldn't possibly be considered plagiarism.

The idea of being unable to quite recall something is not unique.

It's a little bit like me using the phrase, "it's a little bit like." I'm sure if you did a google search of the phrase, "I could never quite recall" it would return a plethora of hits.

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