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A comment on VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia.

Re:VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia by Svip on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @05:19AM (#44569385)
What's the usage of the word 'factoid' when its use is clearly to just say 'fact'; considering the word 'factoid' actually means something that looks like a fact, but is ­– in fact – false? The fact that it should mean 'false fact' but may be used as 'true fact', makes the opening of this piece rather confusing.
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Re:VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia by thunderbong on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @05:30AM (#44569456)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factoid

I was only familiar with the second definition -

- a briefly stated and usually trivial fact

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Re:VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia by happymellon on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @08:47AM (#44570579)
I was only familiar with the first for a long time, until I realised that other people were using it in the same manner as literally.
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Re:VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia by reaperducer on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @09:49AM (#44571150)
What's the usage of the word 'factoid' when its use is clearly to just say 'fact'

What's the use of the word "usage" when its use is clearly to just say "use?"

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