Dee Flint wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Jim, You are exxpressing an opinion. That you choos to describe
your opinion as accurate, then I guess it follows that you think (know)
that my opinion on the matter is innacurate.
Innacurate is a present day euphemism for lying.
It's a shame that words are being distorted to mean something that they were
not to mean. If inaccurate is a euphemism for lying, what are we now going
to use to take the place the original meaning of inaccurate?
Dee, N8UZE
Dee:
The following are definitions of "lie":
# be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
# be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay
in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
# dwell: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in
this country"
# be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
# tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your
parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
# a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
# have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies
in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
# Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United
Nations (1896-1968)
# lie down: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you
feel better"
# position or manner in which something is situated
Technically, anything "deviating" from the truth is a lie. This is not
how we commonly use the word "lie" however, as we "add" that the
intended goal of the person stating the "lie" is deception.
Or: You can lie without making a conscious effort to do so.
I just point out the above for intellectual diversion. And, when I
accuse someone of lying, I am assuming and inferring he/she consciously
wishes to be deceptive and/or misleading.
If you want to see the page I got this from, enter this into a search
engine (google?) define:lie
Note the colon and NO spaces. This "dictionary" works well for any
other words also ... example: define
olitician
Warmest regards,
JS