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From: Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
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Subject: Re: OT: "Every American"...
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 20:02:36 -0800
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On 2017-02-07 8:00 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article
> <do_ray_me-A287A0.14522708022017@46.sub-75-242-165.myvzw.com>, dorayme
> <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
>>  Saying
>> something false does not constitute lying.
>
> yes it does.

No. In and of itself, it does not.



>
> <http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lying>
>   noun
>   1. the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
>   From boyhood, he has never been good at lying.
>   Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
>   Antonyms: truth, veracity.

You cannot define "lying" with the word "lie".

>
>   adjective
>   2. telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful;
>   false:
>   a lying report.
>   Synonyms: deceptive, misleading, mendacious, fallacious; sham,
>   counterfeit.
>   Antonyms: true, candid, actual, correct, accurate, trustworthy.
>