That Word Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

The word factoid is a relatively new word that was coined by norman mailer in 1973 and unlike most people who use the word today he meant for it to mean fake news that people believe just because they ve seen it written somewhere.

Like if somebody says the turd pool is deceptively shallow does that mean it s deeper than it appears or not as deep. The word education to most of us most of my teachers anyway is taken to mean to memorize and recite to absorb information based on its root wood educre which means to lead out the word education should mean something more like freedom from formulas and a level of mastery that is suitable for and defined by the individual acquiring it. To show you what we mean let s take a look at five words that may not mean what you think they mean. People think it means.

Literally fulsome ravel peruse and plethora. You may be surprised to learn you ve been using a word wrong for years. So a factoid is not a fun trivia fact it s a tabloid. You keep using that word i do not think it means what you think it means is a phrase used to call out someone else s incorrect use of a word or phrase during online conversations.

Factoid is not synonymous with fact. It is typically iterated as an image macro series featuring the fictional character inigo montoya from the 1987 romantic comedy film the princess bride.