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No, it does literally mean "in factuality". Anyone using it as a fanciful turn of phrase is using the phrase incorrectly.
by 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 agoIn 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 agoWell, 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 agoIn fact, Santa Claus is a man