Re: When Richard calls people liars he lies

On 2024-06-06 14:27:41 +0000, olcott said:

The common meaning of the term [lie] is
 noun
(1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive;
an intentional untruth.
 verb (used without object)
(1) to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with
intent to deceive. Synonyms: fib, prevaricate
 When Richard calls people liars and does not mean they have any
intent to deceive this makes Richard a liar because Richard knows
that people will be lead to believe that he is using the common
definition that requires an intent to deceive.
 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lie

In some places the subject line may be regareded aa a crime unless
its author can present an acceptable proof of it.
It is often regarded as a bad manner to put names of people
to the subject line.
According to Wiktionary https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lie#Etymology_2
a possible meaning is 'To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false
information'.
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Mikko