In the article “plagiarism: a Lie of the mind” the author says that plagiarism is not impossible to avoid. You have to establish the ownership of the words you use, meaning that, you understand it to describe it in your distinctive way. Author gives some example with common phrases we use such as last gasp or wit’s end which started by famous writer. However copying those catchy phrases doesn’t make it plagiarism. But if you copy exact word for word, then its plagiarism. Also author mentions that you don’t have to write it in all your words. You can use quotation or attribution. Since everything we say or write is in our own words, then it can’t be plagiarism.