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if that is not the case.

English translation: when you did not.

13:57 Mar 7, 2023
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
COVID-19 - Science - Journalism
English term or phrase: if that is not the case.
One of the biggest sins you can commit while writing online materials is plagiarizing, which is the omission of reference to the original source of information, which gives the impression that it is the writer of the material at hand who originally said a statement even if that is not the case.
Thu Hang
Vietnam
Selected answer:when you did not.
Explanation:
This is clumsily written. It could be more clearly expressed as follows:

"This gives the impression that you wrote the text [or made the statement] when you did not."
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +4when you did not.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
when you did not.


Explanation:
This is clumsily written. It could be more clearly expressed as follows:

"This gives the impression that you wrote the text [or made the statement] when you did not."

philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
34 mins
agree  Robert Forstag: This seems like a simple and concise paraphrase that ought to be crystal clear to a non-native English speaker with, at minimum, an intermediate command of the language.
55 mins
  -> Yes, I think so too. Thanks!
agree  Clauwolf
4 hrs
agree  Kourosh Fallah
5 days
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