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My classmate copied my answer word for word, how do I make sure I don't get blamed for this?

In my college course we are required to do weekly discussion boards, I typed up my response and submitted it but the next day when I went to respond to my classmates this person had submitted the same exact paragraph as me, they clearly copied and pasted my answer. I am nervous that I could be blamed for this, what can I do? Thank you ❤.

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  • Anonymous
    1 week ago

    Document what happened first, and then tell your professor about what happened and what you observed. If necessary, show him or her the documentation of your original work.

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Teachers know who has the brains.  The other one has glassy eyes, they are not that smart.

  • 2 weeks ago

    I would find your professor and mention the situation to him.

  • 2 weeks ago

    Always Print your answer on a computer with the date and Time submitted

  • 2 weeks ago

    I had a student that copied other people’s answers but ran them through software to replace every word with a synonym. I thought at first they were a non-native English speaker but I caught on when Adam  Smith’s invisible hand of God literally became the indiscernible fingers of Vishnu.  I am NOT joking or being clever.  I never laughed so hard in my life giving a student zeroes retroactively on every discussion post. 

  • 2 weeks ago

    how did this person get your answer?  did you copy it from some internet source?  give it to him?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    The college will know which response was submitted first

    but I would still 'mention it' to someone !

  • drip
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    As soon as you found out you should have contacted your teacher and told them what happened.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 weeks ago

    My grandson had the same thing happen to him several times (by the same student) last semester.  There were no repercussions to my grandson.  I don't know if the professor contacted the other student. The online program used by his college records the date and time of all submissions,  Consequently, it was clear my grandson turned in the assignment well before the other student.  Hopefully, you have similar proof of when work is submitted.

  • 2 weeks ago

    Isn't there a time stamp? Or aren't the answers posted in sequence? It should be fairly easy to tell which was posted first. 

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