<p>To write an assignment for a class and have a friend help you edit it/put it in better terms? It's still my work/concept, just in different (much more eloquent) words.</p>
<p>It sounded fine until you said "put it in better terms". There's a difference between peer editing, which is in my opinion a fantastic way to improve your own writing, but what you're describing sounds like your friend will be essentially rewriting it for you. The only thing your friend should be doing is giving you suggestions on what doesn't work, what doesn't make sense, etc., not writing it for you.
Cheating or not, you're only hurting yourself by using your friend's words.</p>
<p>That was what I meant. :) He would tell me if something didn't make sense. I would never let someone write something for me.</p>
<p>If it's just peer editing, then no, I wouldn't consider it to be cheating.</p>
<p>yes, it's called plagiarism</p>
<p>^i think the world plagiarism's definition has "take" or "steal" or something like that in it, which the OP obivously isn't doing.</p>
<p>And even if someone were to consider it plagiarism, the person supposedly getting his work stolen is informed. :|</p>
<p>What you're doing sounds fine and wise. When I taught college, I encouraged my students to do what you're doing: have a friend read over their work and point out parts that were unclear or poorly written.</p>
<p>Reading aloud your writing also will help you make needed revisions.</p>
<p>That's definitely alright- my school specifically encourages peer editing.</p>
<p>lol i guess it's technically ok since it's "peer-editing"...</p>
<p>They can make suggetions, but you neeed to do the actual editing.</p>
<p>As long as they only point out and not make changes, that's not cheating. In my English classes, we have "peer-editing sessions" where the teacher first goes over what to look for in editing the paper, then we swap with classmates and look over their papers.</p>