SSTF to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhat inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?message-square85fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down14
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhat inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?SSTF to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-square@dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink10•1 year agoIf you’re a former English teacher you should be aware that language changes and while “factoid” was originally coined to mean a made up fact, the term is currently mostly used to refer to small inconsequential facts.
If you’re a former English teacher you should be aware that language changes and while “factoid” was originally coined to mean a made up fact, the term is currently mostly used to refer to small inconsequential facts.
That’s literally the most ironic thing I’ve read