twooffour said:
Aw aw, an 'oop!
Well, then, how about the abridged version.
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<div><span><span><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;">3.</span> </span></span>
<div><span><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;">an</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;">instance</span> <span>of</span> <span>being</span> <span>or</span> <span>attempting</span> <span>to</span> <span>be</span> <span>comical</span> <span>or</span> <span>amusing;</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;">something</span> </span><span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humorous">humorous</a><span>: </span></span> <span><span><span>The</span> <span>humor</span> <span>in</span> <span>his</span> <span>joke</span> <span>eluded</span> </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the">the</a><span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;">audience.
</span></span></span><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/humor" target="_blank" title="www.thefreedictionary.com/humor">http://www.thefreedictionary.com/humor</a>
2. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement</div>
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twooffour said:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/When-Remakes-are-a-Bad-Idea/post/514784/#TopicPost514784
Basically, an opinion CAN be "promoted" to a fact, or rather, "pretty damn certain knowledge", it just needs good evidence.
Making a prediction that if I let go of my pencil, it'll drop to the floor, is a fact; weather or medical predictions are "probability statements", or professional opinions, and some shaky, disputable suggestion how to improve one's finances, an opinion.
