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>> Without citing white lies (presumably made to save the person being lied to)
by ciupicri 14y ago
>> Without citing white lies (presumably made to save the person being lied to)
- ucee054 14y agoMy comment was not about advantaging the person being lied to but the person being lied about (and being saved), in my example a third party. The white lie example is more like "No darling your bottom doesn't look fat in that dress" (The Reginald Hunter Youtube clip I included elsewhere illustrates that point in a comedy sketch). Actually this isn't even the definition of a white lie; White lies are lies about trivial matters. It's not about saving the other person but about saving face for the other person. From wikipedia: "White lies are minor lies which could be considered to be harmless, or even beneficial, in the long term. White lies are also considered to be used for greater good."