Misquoting

[DinWell]

If my brain decides to stop working tomorrow and I somehow misquote every quote I use, will they mark me down? Assuming I have the general idea of the quote and it's not completely falsified.
Yes, I am paranoid.

[Lear]

Something I wondered too. Like what if we simply change the tense of a quote accidentally. Would they even realise? Surely they don’t know the texts THAT well. But maybe the search for it in the text to confirm, not sure

[clarke54321]

If my brain decides to stop working tomorrow and I somehow misquote every quote I use, will they mark me down? Assuming I have the general idea of the quote and it's not completely falsified.
Yes, I am paranoid.

Examiners won't be too concerned if you misquote a couple of phrases. However, if this is continual, they may be inclined to mark you down. But then again, if you have the essential essence of the quote, I highly doubt that they would notice tiny discrepancies. On average, they take around 3-4 minutes per essay, if that.

[DinWell]

Examiners won't be too concerned if you misquote a couple of phrases. However, if this is continual, they may be inclined to mark you down. But then again, if you have the essential essence of the quote, I highly doubt that they would notice tiny discrepancies. On average, they take around 3-4 minutes per essay, if that.

Okay, that puts me at ease.
Out of curiosity, how do you know about the 3-4min statistic?

[clarke54321]

Out of curiosity, how do you know about the 3-4min statistic?

I've heard it from past examiners. However, it varies according to essay length, the preferences of the individual examiner, etc.