Pleased $/$fl$$t$$d$/.$ ADJ AFTER Lnk$.$v If you are Pl$-$

eased by something that has occured, you are

happy about it because it makes you feel sig$-$

nificant. I am pleased that they should be as

encouraging

flattering $/\text{'}$fl$$t$$r$$r$/.1$ ADJ If something is flat$-$

tering, it makes you seem more good$-$looking. His

hair has been cut in a shorter, more flattering

style. $2$ ADJ If someone'scommentsor conduct

are flattering, they are nice because they

prove that the individual has a highiudgementof you.

It is forever flattering to be asked to decide

flaunt $/$flo:nt$/$ flaunts, flaunting, flaunted.

VERB If I say that someone flaunts their pos$-$

sessions or qualities, $!$ mean that they show

them in a very clear way in$.$ He drove

around in Bentleys, openly flaunting his

affluence

flavour $($AM flavor$)/$flerva$/$ flavours, flavour$-$

ing, flavoured. $1N-$vAR The flavour of a food or

drink is its taste. This cheese has a crumbly tex$-$

ture with a strong flavour. $-$flavoured $...$fruit$-$

flavored sparkling water. $2$ VERB If you flavour

food or drink, you add something to give it a

particular taste. Flavour your favourite dishes

with exotic herbs and spices. $3N-v$ The flavour of

something is its distinctive characteristic or

quality. Claude's landscapes have a strong Ital$-$

ian flavour.

$($a$)$ Describe how the data is masked, and comment on whether all instances seem necessary given

the limitations of what can be $($typically$)$ be claimed as being under copyright.

$($b$)$ Looking specifically at the parts of the dictionary that are eligible for copyright, discuss whether

this procedure could be considered copyright infringement or plagiarism $($and if so$,$ which type$).$

$($c$)$ Such a transformation of the original text could be done manually or automatically. A person

could read through the text and modify the text, relying on their knowledge and additional

resources. A more efficient option would be to build an automated system, which would modify

the text without human interference based on a pre$-$created set of data and an algorithm. Discuss

the different implications these two approaches might bring to issues of plagiarism and copyright.