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Whats a lie exactly? My claim that a lot of people (I guess you could call them "progressive") believe in this myth? Because the post above clearly shows that i
by dudul 3y ago
Whats a lie exactly? My claim that a lot of people (I guess you could call them "progressive") believe in this myth? Because the post above clearly shows that it is true.
- nobody9999 3y agoEven just some cursory thought should put the lie[0] to [such a myth]. My apologies. I forget that many folks on here aren't fluent in English. [0] https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+the+lie+to https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+the+lie+to
- dudul 3y agoI consider myself fairly fluent in English after spending 15 years in the US, but thanks for the patronizing comment. I know the idiom, but [that] was ambiguous in your original comment.
- nobody9999 3y ago>I know the idiom, but [that] was ambiguous in your original comment. I thought (incorrectly, apparently) that was made clear by the context and quote. Perhaps you're not as fluent as you think. And you're welcome. I can be paternalistic as well as patronizing if you like.
- jmholla 3y agoI am fluent in English and I have never heard that idiom before.
- nobody9999 3y ago>I am fluent in English and I have never heard that idiom before. In that case, congratulations![0]. Especially given that the idiom is more than 800 years[1] old. [0] https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ [1] https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/794.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/794.ht... Edit: Removed superfluous comma.