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"In fact" is a turn of phrase, it does not literally mean "in factuality."

• bigstrat2003 1y ago
  No, it does literally mean "in factuality". Anyone using it as a fanciful turn of phrase is using the phrase incorrectly.
  • thejohnconway 1y ago
    In fact, it turned out that Darth Vader was Lukes father. Contextual fictional facts are really common in language. I remember doing it in philosophy first year. It conundrum-y philosophically, but usually understood effortlessly in normal discourse.
  • petralithic 1y ago
    Well, you can be a descriptivist all you want, but it's commonly understood to not mean "in factuality" even if people use it "incorrectly."
  • peterashford 1y ago
    In fact, Santa Claus is a man