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Jabber's English Note

jabber(jabber)
false or wrong?

In the recent sniper shooting case in the USA, one guy in Fairfax county was arrested by the police because he provided false information for the police. It is false information, not wrong information.

If you provide law enforcement officers with some information whcih turns out to be wrong, you will be fine. If you provide false information to mislead law enforcement officer, however, you are going to be in trouble.

It is wrong? or Is it false?
The usages of words really depends upon the context.
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Last Updated: 2002-11-22
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  • 工作学习 / English / Jabber's English Note -jabber(jabber); 2002-11-22 {535} (#871059@0)
    false or wrong?

    In the recent sniper shooting case in the USA, one guy in Fairfax county was arrested by the police because he provided false information for the police. It is false information, not wrong information.

    If you provide law enforcement officers with some information whcih turns out to be wrong, you will be fine. If you provide false information to mislead law enforcement officer, however, you are going to be in trouble.

    It is wrong? or Is it false?
    The usages of words really depends upon the context.
    • It is hard to say, I think false information is wrong informaiton. -pyramid(㊣金字塔); 2002-11-22 (#871072@0)
      • Of course, it is. But more. -jabber(jabber); 2002-11-22 (#871077@0)
    • 呵呵，我知道这两个词的区别。:P false information or false statement强调的是给出信息的人明知道信息来源有问题但仍提出，属于有意误导。而wrong则表示给出错误信息的人自己并不知情，认为是真的，属于无意造成误导。 -pingle(pingle@Toronto); 2002-11-22 (#871096@0)
      • 我来补充你的读后感：）：我觉得wrong是指不正确的，但没表明提供信息者是否明知故犯。 -nowagain(听雨的心情); 2002-11-22 (#871342@0)

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