Connie's list of commonly confused words

[conuly]

Memorise this list OR DIE.

Libel: Printed. Something about you in a newspaper that is false and damaging to your reputation is libel.
Slander: Spoken. Something about you on a TV show that is false and damaging to your reputation is slander.

Flotsam: Floating wreckage of a ship or cargo.
Jetsam: Cargo jettisoned off a ship in times of distress.

Your: The second person possessive pronoun.
Ur: An ancient Sumerian city.

Islam: A religion/religious group.
Muslim: A member of the Islamic religion.

More will come next time I get annoyed. Djusk' a.

Comments

[rpeate.livejournal.com]

Slander: key word: "false", especially "known to be false when spoken". To tell the truth is not to slander. Not you, but many confuse this.

Example: Bush is a God-damned evil bastard is not slander. It is my true opinion, honestly expressed. If it were not true, and if I knew it not to be true, it would be slander. Otherwise, it is not. It is my opinion, honestly expressed, even if I am mistaken.

[conuly]

Although it *is* you speaking for God. For all we know, God doesn't really damn people, he just gives them a stern frown and asks them to try harder next time. Hm. It's probable that he's not a bastard either, I mean, his parents *were* married when he was born...

God I love being a snot sometimes. And it's not gonna be slander anyway. It's libel.

[conuly]

Well, no, it's not libel. But if it weren't true, it would be, so....