Comment on What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?
diegantobass@lemmy.world 2 years ago
A proverb.
Because your examples are actual proverbs, that might be considered true or not, depending on who says it when.
Comment on What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?
diegantobass@lemmy.world 2 years ago
A proverb.
Because your examples are actual proverbs, that might be considered true or not, depending on who says it when.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I dunno. Something being a proverb doesn’t make it inherently false, which is what we’re trying to define I guess
Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
The examples OP provided are not inherently false because they are proverbs.