I may be thought dishonest
But I’m often spoken over
And you may not understand the words
By another name, I would place my weight on you
Or at least allude to your work.
You must pick me
Or later, give me a bow
Hint 1
While "you may not understand the words," they may still be music to your ears.
Are you
a lyre ?
I may be thought dishonest
sounds like "liar"
But I’m often spoken over And you may not understand the words
The recitations of the Ancient Greeks were accompanied by lyre playing. And I wouldn't understand those words, because "they're Greek to me"...
By another name, I would place my weight on you
Lyres are defined as "yoke lutes".
Or at least allude to your work.
The term is also used metaphorically to refer to the work or skill of a poet.
You must pick me Or later, give me a bow
The lyre of classical antiquity was ordinarily played by being strummed with a plectrum (pick). However, later lyres were played with a bow.
(Citing Wikipedia for most of my explanations)
Are you :
A violin (/fiddle?)
I may be thought dishonest
Dishonest: “He's always on the fiddle.”
But I’m often spoken over
Violins often play in orchestras with other instruments playing over it
And you may not understand the words
Words of music
By another name, I would place my weight on you
Not sure about the "By another name" part, but you place the weight of a violin on your shoulder.
Or at least allude to your work.
Not sure about this one. maybe works as in a piece from a composer?
You must pick me
Not sure either. is "picking" maybe a technique on a violin? Like plucking?
Or later, give me a bow
A bow is used to play the violin
Are you :
Plagiarism?
I may be thought dishonest
Plagiarism constitutes an act of academic dishonesty
But I’m often spoken over
Lots of people already used that before, and it is still being used
And you may not understand the words
Plagiarizing is sometimes done in hast, thus leading to the plagiarist not understanding all of the work he is plagiarizing
By another name, I would place my weight on you
You can give another name to the original author's one to refer to his work
Or at least allude to your work.
You can include a citation, thus giving credit to the original author, even if a citation might not be enough.
You must pick me
Can't find something for this line...
Or later, give me a bow
If the plagiarism comes successful, then you have to thank it (that basically comes down to thank yourself).
Are you :
Sight / looking
I may be thought dishonest
Looks can be deceiving
But I’m often spoken over
Oversight / overlook
And you may not understand the words
A picture is worth a thousand words
By another name, I would place my weight on you
Not sure about this
Or at least allude to your work.
You can 'cite' another work
Not sure about the rest.
Could you be
Dubbed?
I may be thought dishonest
A dubbed TV show may have messages changed or lost in translation, or it may have entire scenes dropped due to laws or cultural differences
But I’m often spoken over
A dubbed track is 'spoken over' the original footage
And you may not understand the words
Well I've all been there, accidentally watching a dubbed version of something in a language we don't understand.
By another name, I would place my weight on you
You could be dubbed with a title hat carries weight?
Or at least allude to your work.
Or just one that implies what you do for a living eg. Dr.
You must pick me
Dubbed can mean chosen
Or later, give me a bow
Bowing as you are struck lightly with a sword to become a knight?
Are you a
Disclaimer?
I May be thought dishonest
Some people think disclaimers hide information
But I am often spoken over
in commercials disclaimer are read rapidly underneath actor portrayals
And you might not understand the words
because they are read so rapidly it can be hard to catch all of a disclaimer
By another name, I place my weight on you
A disclaimer is about responsibility, which can be a "weight on your shoulders"
Or at least allude to your work
What you claim responsibility for alludes to what you intended your product for
You must pick me
almost everything needs a disclaimer to protect the creators from lawsuits
Or later, give me a bow
if you don't do a disclaimer a lawsuit could bankrupt you forcing you to "bow" to the debt.
Are you a
musical trill?
I may be thought dishonest But I’m often spoken over And you may not understand the words
Dishonest, because in musical notation a trill may be written as a single note even though there are multiple notes being played. This can be indicated by a bar or letters written over it ("spoken over") to indicate the trill should happen.
By another name, I would place my weight on you Or at least allude to your work.
Not sure. "Quaver" is a synonym for trill, and maybe that sounds like learning on someone else? Not confident about that.
You must pick me Or later, give me a bow
On a violin it's easiest to play the trill by picking the two strings, but maybe a more talented violinist can perform the trill with the bow as well.
Are you a
Toddler?
I may be thought dishonest
Toddlers are prown to stretching the truth.
But I’m often spoken over
Adults will often converse while toddlers attempt to get their attention.
And you may not understand the words
Toddlers may say unintelligible things since they are new to whatever language they speak.
By another name, I would place my weight on you
A person may allude to their toddler as their child who is often carried thus putting their weight on an adult.
Or at least allude to your work.
Referring to a todddler as your child alludes to your "work" put in to make them exist.
You must pick me
This could refer to picking them up as mentioned before.
Or later, give me a bow
If you don't pick them up initially, later you must bow down to pick them up when they no longer want to walk.
Are you a
word of praise
I may be thought dishonest But I’m often spoken over
a praise may be considered flattery, and ignored
And you may not understand the words
It may be indirect
By another name, I would place my weight on you
another word for praise is merit, so it may sound like a responsibilty
Or at least allude to your work.
another synonym is commendation, which is also similar to a citation
You must pick me Or later, give me a bow
accept praise gracefully?
