Exercise 3.4

Write 10 sentences containing any of the following words: origin, original or originality. Is the meaning much the same in each example or are there significant differences? Briefly comment on your findings.

1. Stephen Hawking often discussed theories about the origin of the universe.
2. Many film companies are turning to origin stories to create new films in their franchise.
3. She moved back to her country of origin.
4. They questioned whether the Picasso painting was an original.
5. I need to see the original copy of the manuscript.
6. The fashion designer had some original ideas.
7. The new version of the film was not very good. I much preferred the original.
8. I was impressed by the originality of her performance.
9. “Originality is the best form of rebellion” (Mike Sasso)
10. We thought that her painting expressed a lot originality.

The three words (origin, original, originality) used in the sentence examples all have some reference to the new, first, or beginning of something. However, there are differences in the meaning of each word.

Origin refers to the point where something (e.g person, object, tradition) begins, arises or is derived. (Lexico online dictionary accessed 22/02/2020). Original (noun)refers to an object or creation. This is the earliest form or first version of something from which copies can be made Cambridge dictionary online accessed 22/02/2020). Originality refers to the quality or state of something created/invented as being original (Merriam Webster online accessed 22/02/2020).

Bibliography

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/origin (Accessed 22/02/2020)

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/original (Accessed 22/02/2020)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Originality (Accessed 22/02/2020)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5317724.Mike_Sasso (Accessed 22/02/2020)

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/origin (Accessed 22/02/2020)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/originality (Accessed 22/02/2020)