ext_14402 ([identity profile] w0rdinista.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] wordinista 2006-05-09 07:04 pm (UTC)

To put things into even more perspective, this guy thought that we didn't have to cite our references if what we used was public knowledge.

Not "common knowledge," but PUBLIC.

I nearly had a stroke right there. I went into teacher-mode and explained to him that, yes, you ALWAYS CITE YOUR QUOTATIONS.

Oy.

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