Steph, other editors, and perhaps academics--
What do you do when the source of your quote/definition/citation doesn't exactly make sense.
I am making flashcards for a course, and the content expert has provided me with definitions. However, when I read them, a few don't make grammatical or logical sense or they do not convey the actual definition of the word if you do not already have prior knowledge of what the word means or read the article to understand the context.
The instructor doesn't want to re-word because it won't be the same as the citation. Like, she understands that the definitions are confusing, but she is afraid of plagiarism.
I feel like you can re-word things as long as you don't quote them- also, this is for a set of flashcards!