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Q&A How similar is too similar?

I have used the phrase: "There are not enough words in the tongues of men, elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, or beasts to describe how disgusting..." in a couple of reviews of mine, which some...

3 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Devon Muraoka‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question plagiarism quotes
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:19:59Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/10106
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Devon Muraoka‭ · 2019-12-08T03:19:59Z (over 4 years ago)
I have used the phrase:

> "There are not enough words in the tongues of men, elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, or beasts to describe how disgusting..."

in a couple of reviews of mine, which someone has pointed out is very similar to this:

> "There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of men for this treachery." by Treebeard from Lord of the Rings

While the meaning of the sentence and the sentence structure are similar, they only share one or two words. **Is this plagiarism, or just two similar sentences?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-01-23T01:28:28Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 1