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When did "confirms" become a synonym for "says for the first time"?
by dreyfiz 16y ago
When did "confirms" become a synonym for "says for the first time"?
- kgermino 16y agoEver since the explosion of tech reporting based almost entirely on unsubstantiated rumors.
- dreyfiz 16y agoThat's the thing, though-if there had ever been such a rumor, then OK. I don't remember ever seeing or hearing a rumor about Verizon working on an Android tablet. This is just...news. Why is it being reported as if it was a rumor that came true?
- tree_of_item 16y ago"Confirms" is just a trigger word for "this is real and we're not just spreading rumors".