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Unless you think "said" implies truth, there is no clear improvement between "Julian said" and "Julian claimed". "Julian said" is not implying that what he was
by jlgreco 13y ago
Unless you think "said" implies truth, there is no clear improvement between "Julian said" and "Julian claimed". "Julian said" is not implying that what he was saying is beyond reproach.
- alan_cx 13y ago"Said" implies neither truth or lie. It just means he said it. The reader is left to make up his own mind.