Asked by m

I have question to do I have reword the
sentence because it give the definition for food the Goetta, which is made from mixed pork, beef, oaks and seasonings, packaged into a roll and then fried and severed hot. I don't want it to turn up as plagiarism in my paper?
Answered by Reed
m, you went through all this yesterday with Writeteacher and Ms. Sue. Your use of the quotation from your source is a proper way to do it, in quotation marks with the in-text citation. Or you can reword it, but still give your source. You ,write, "Josen, in his book "?????" describes a Midwestern dish...." Either is proper.
Answered by Reed
Also double-check "oaks" as an ingredient. Oak trees? Leaves? Acorns? Are you sure it's not oats as in oatmeal? Oak is a genus of trees, with many sub-species and is not usually eaten except animals eat the acorns (seeds) produced by the tree.
Answered by m
What do you mean?
Answered by Reed
Nobody eats oak trees! It cannot be an ingredient in this food recipe.
Answered by Writeacher
And I hope nothing is "severed hot."
http://www.answers.com/severed

I think you mean "served hot," right?
http://www.answers.com/served
Answered by Ms. Sue
Several posts ago, I recommended that m correct the typos. Apparently s/he ignored me. :-(

Instead, m has wasted the time of two more tutors because of carelessness.

Aarrgghh!



Answered by Writeacher
Yes, Ms. Sue ... very frustrating, indeed. =(
Answered by Reed
m, don't rely on "spell check" because it won't catch words that are spelled correctly, like "oaks" and "severed," although they are mistyped and do not apply to the subject matter or are wrong in the context of the sentence. Spell check only catches words that are misspelled, not wrong words.
Answered by m
That rude of what your saying and I have not been careless. I have correct the typos.
Answered by Reed
You see, "oaks" is spelled correctly, but misused here. We're assuming it's a typographical error. People do not eat oak trees. I'm guessing you mean "oats" as in oatmeal or oat bran, both of which are edible and commonly used in food. The same with "severed." It means something much different than "served," but is spelled correctly.
Answered by Reed
No one is being rude! We're trying to help you by pointing out errors you have made. It is frustrating to us when you don't pay attention, or seem unwilling or unable to understand our criticism.
Answered by m
I went back and fix these parts of my paper. Thanks
Answered by Reed
If you do not want our help, don't ask for it. Soon no one will respond to your posts if you insist on ignoring our advice.
Answered by m
I have been following your advice.
Answered by Reed
You did not "fix" the typos we just pointed out to you, and have repeatedly advised you to do. You are not following our advice. I fully understand the frustration expressed by Writeacher and Ms. Sue. I'm frustrated, too.
Answered by DrBob222
I know I'm butting in where I don't belong but I think a vital point is missing here and/or not being considered. It appears to me that m has trouble with the English language. Students that don't speak/write English very well can't fix what they don't understand. If we could talk to them with a black board and an eraser some of this would be easier. That's one thing nice about chemistry; i.e., an equation like NaOH + HCl ==> NaCl + H2O means exactly the same thing in English, German, French, etc (but I don't know about those funny symbols I see in languages from China, Japan, Greece, etc.)
Answered by P
I really appreciate what your saying DrBob222. I can speak the English language and also know English writing.
Answered by P
Wrong person
Answered by DrBob222
Well, EXCUSE ME P/m; I learn something new every day. From the way those posts have read and the problems encountered by Writeacher, Reed, and Ms Sue over the last two or three days, I assumed we were trying to deal with someone not doing well with their ESL and I was trying to offer an excuse. Since you've cleared that up, I concur with everything they have said and more. I shouldn't have offered an excuse; there is no excuse. If you know English writing you should use it.
Answered by P
Okay I want start over and try this one again.
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