Yes, thanks to the wake up call by kaavya vishwanathan and her book packager and her publishers and who ever is related to the controversy.
I double checked every word published in this blog and unluckily for me, all of these are found in The Oxford English Dictionary !!
I hereby declare it was completely unintentional and the dictionary has been a part of my childhood and I would've internalised it in my writing without my knowledge.
Any loss occurred to the concerned parties is met with a deep regret from my side.
Thanks one and all for your co-operation.
3 comments:
lol...
I guess the Kaayva episode made you write this blog entry...
I hav'nt read her book (and any of Megan McCafferty's),but I think there is a very thin line b/w plagiarism and "getting inspired" and what really happened in this case is a matter of one's opinion..
Lots of words in this blog do not find a place in the Dictionary (English,of course).
Kaavya Viswanathan - for eg. Its two words and its not in the dictionary.
Allegation dis-proved!
I finished reading Kaavya's book. I thought it was simply beautiful. It made me laugh and cry and I felt I grew up a little. I completely feel happy for Opal and Sean and I love Opal's parents. :)
Wikipedia has a surprising account of "plagiarised" passages. An active mind like Kaavya's can internalise words and recall them. I believe her that way. But as someone suggested, the packagers of her work might have had a hand.
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