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Surely the title of this item "A lot of what is known about pirates is not true" is an oxy-moron? A lot of what is [thought to be] known about pirates is not t
by Ylpertnodi 4y ago
Surely the title of this item "A lot of what is known about pirates is not true" is an oxy-moron?
A lot of what is [thought to be] known about pirates is not true?
A lot of what is [not] known about pirates is not true?
And also "A lot we know about pirates is not true..." also seems 'wrong'
But I can't work out what exactly seems incorrect. I've tried substituting 'pirates' for something else, but nothing works.
Help!
Any linguists around...?
- kadoban 4y agoI can't find anything that says that "known" things must be true. They're more "generally understood". So I don't think there's any issue with the original title.
- denton-scratch 4y agoThat was my reaction too; you can't "know" something that is false. Despite my innate pedantry, I didn't comment, because it's pretty clear what the title means.