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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 06:31 AM Original message |
Please, DO NOT use "truthiness" as a sub for "truth"! |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. you make a very good point |
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Cornus (720 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent point/suggestion NT |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well said. n/t |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. Here's a kick for "truth"... "thruthiness" is cute but seems a bit like |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 08:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think the OP (and Colbert's) point was that these are not |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Yes, I know they are not. synonyms. If I was not clear enough |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. K&R: Important point - thanks for explaining clearly... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. A lie is not a difference of opinion. n/t |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. Word! nt |
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farmbo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yep..and while we're still at it, don't use "Islamofacist" to describe... |
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ArmchairMeme (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You got it! |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. Counterfeit. |
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Nozebro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. Other common mistakes: there, their, using an apostrophe to make a word |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
14. I would never confuse the two. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 11:00 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Actually, I realize that there is a very subtle distinction |
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SeveneightyWhoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. People who use the word 'truthiness' incorrectly need to be slapped.. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No, they need to be put... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Except, of course, that "truthiness" is not in the dictionary! (eom) |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 02:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Actually, it's in the Oxford English Dictionary. |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. THANK YOU! This has been driving me nuts. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-31-06 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. Hear, hear! Colbert was very careful about the way he defined it |
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mirandapriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. I have seen it misused, too. Thanks for bringing it up.eom |
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Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
22. Thank you, I have made this point several times |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
24. Oh stop it with your truthiness. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
25. i've seen it used correctly most of the time here... |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. Yes, this is "that important" ... Words Matter |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. "We are supposed to be the reality-based communtity" |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
28. I know, but can't we just hijack the word? |
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Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-01-06 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. K & R for people saying what we mean and meaning what we say. |
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