On the same page, "it is usually a requirement that this claim be false and that the publication is communicated to someone other than the person defamed". If

On the same page, "it is usually a requirement that this claim be false and that the publication is communicated to someone other than the person defamed". If I tell you I think you're lazy, that's rude but it isn't defamy. If I write you a letter and you publish it, it's still not defamy. If I talk to your boss and tell him I think you're lazy (without evidence) that may be defamy. If I publish a letter to you telling you you're lazy, that may be defamy. And no, this has nothing to do with the rest of the issue.