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minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoIn English I look at it the opposite way: Misinformation = MIStake or accident Disinformation = “dissing” of information, or intentionally putting it down/lying about it
minus-squaretoy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoapparently we’re all just victims of English doing that stupid thing it tends to do… https://grammarpartyblog.com/2012/03/27/a-dis-and-a-mis/
minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoWell that’s clear as mud 🤣 Maybe I’ll just use “lies” instead!
minus-squaretoy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoyeah… but are they dis-lies or mis-lies? or does the story be-lie the truth? i think i need to lie down.
In English I look at it the opposite way:
Misinformation = MIStake or accident
Disinformation = “dissing” of information, or intentionally putting it down/lying about it
apparently we’re all just victims of English doing that stupid thing it tends to do…
https://grammarpartyblog.com/2012/03/27/a-dis-and-a-mis/
Well that’s clear as mud 🤣 Maybe I’ll just use “lies” instead!
yeah… but are they dis-lies or mis-lies? or does the story be-lie the truth? i think i need to lie down.