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Unrelated, but do the English say “false” where the Americans say “fake”? To me (American), false has a different connotation than fake.
by christophilus 5y ago
Unrelated, but do the English say “false” where the Americans say “fake”? To me (American), false has a different connotation than fake.
- OJFord 5y agoThere's a distinction for us too, but I think it's well applied here. They're falsely presenting themselves as British citizens, (if that doesn't make sense to you, perhaps think 'falsifying a document'?) but they are 'real' (as opposed to fake) accounts, that are really pro-China/CCP. Note the article does also brand it a 'fake band of PRC groupies' (which per above I would consider wrong - they are a band of 'PRC groupies' - but if 'fake's what you want, it's used too).
- christophilus 5y agoAh. I see. It was early, and I hadn’t had my coffee yet. Falsely posing as citizens of the UK is a consistent usage. Thanks!
- decremental 5y agoYou ever hear of false teeth? That's the false they're using.