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From: Andy Walker <anw@cuboid.co.uk>
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On 05/11/2024 09:46, Mikko wrote:
[...]
> But your comment about "distiction" is clearly false. My comment was
> about statments but yours was about those how make mistakes and
> those who wilfully mislead. A sentence does not make mistakes and
> does not wilfully do anything.

	Indeed.  So until it gains context it /cannot/ [in British English,
I claim no specific expertise in other dialects] be a lie.  It /can/ be
more-or-less unconditionally false [eg in the "usually obvious" meaning],
but that is not enough.  IOW, your initial claim [that "there is no clear
advantage in saying that the statement was not a lie until someone stated
it"] is, IMO, incorrect;  the advantage is correct use of English, and in
particular avoiding insults until the context becomes clear.  [I think I've
made my point enough;  I don't propose to continue this thread if you or
others wish to have the final say.]

-- 
Andy Walker, Nottingham.
    Andy's music pages: www.cuboid.me.uk/andy/Music
    Composer of the day: www.cuboid.me.uk/andy/Music/Composers/Balakirev