Literally the very next line: "Since the term's invention in 1973, it has become used to describe a brief or trivial item of news or information."
The intended meaning by Norman Mailer never took on in the states.
Literally the very next line: "Since the term's invention in 1973, it has become used to describe a brief or trivial item of news or information."
The intended meaning by Norman Mailer never took on in the states.
Literally you asserted:
> In British English a “factoid” is something that looks true but isn't.
I responded that
In British English a “factoid” is something that looks true but may or may not be true.
.. there's a difference.
So, a factoid being sometimes true, but not always... Is a factoid.
That’s arguable.