I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
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I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
Made you look!
A Facebook friend just posted that "factoids" are trivial facts that are NOT true. Trivial facts that ARE true are called "factettes".
According to my dictionary, a factoid is indeed "an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print". There is, however a second definition: "a brief and usually trivial news item".
My dictionary does not include "factette" at all.
A Facebook friend just posted that "factoids" are trivial facts that are NOT true. Trivial facts that ARE true are called "factettes".
According to my dictionary, a factoid is indeed "an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print". There is, however a second definition: "a brief and usually trivial news item".
My dictionary does not include "factette" at all.
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
So in other words, a factoid is something that appears on Facebook, email, the media, and everywhere else.immaf wrote:Made you look!
A Facebook friend just posted that "factoids" are trivial facts that are NOT true. Trivial facts that ARE true are called "factettes".
According to my dictionary, a factoid is indeed "an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print". There is, however a second definition: "a brief and usually trivial news item".
My dictionary does not include "factette" at all.
Good to know.
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
Factette: the word "factoid" was coined by Norman Mailer.immaf wrote:Made you look!
A Facebook friend just posted that "factoids" are trivial facts that are NOT true. Trivial facts that ARE true are called "factettes".
According to my dictionary, a factoid is indeed "an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print". There is, however a second definition: "a brief and usually trivial news item".
My dictionary does not include "factette" at all.
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
I think trivial facts that ARE true are called "facts."
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
It's not a factette. It's a factella (I just made that up).
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
That's "fwords"...
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
I'm pining to see that category now.AlphaDummy wrote:That's "fwords"...
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
That makes it a brand nutella.MDaunt wrote:It's a factella (I just made that up).
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
I like the word "factoid" for something presented with so little context that it's impossible to clearly say whether it's true or not -- it's almost certainly implying something far more shocking and momentous than the actually factual news item it's referencing implies. Most clickbait headlines fall into this category.
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
There are actual factual news items out there? You're pulling our legs!ArthurChu wrote:something far more shocking and momentous than the actually factual news item it's referencing implies.
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
Say that three times fast.dhkendall wrote:actual factual
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
thatthatthatbpmod wrote:Say that three times fast.dhkendall wrote:actual factual
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Re: I'll take "F" words for $1000, Alex
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3033103/lon ... ters-fieldVolante wrote:I'm pining to see that category now.AlphaDummy wrote:That's "fwords"...