If by this you mean “Alice would explode at being called a liar,” then I agree.
No, he means that Alice fails to satisfy the literal definition of lying, in that she is not intending to deceive. That is, she does not mean for the man to conclude that there is in fact nothing wrong.
No, he means that Alice fails to satisfy the literal definition of lying, in that she is not intending to deceive.
Emphasis mine. My dictionary contains four instances of “lie” as a noun; #3 applies, and #1 (the one you’re using) applies under the interpretation espoused by the person whose comment I was responding to (i.e. TimS suggested she wants him to conclude, for now at least, that nothing is wrong).
If you have read TimS correctly, then we agree that she was lying. But your reading of TimS doesn’t look very plausible to me. Alice’s not wanting to talk now doesn’t convey the message that nothing is wrong now.
I think what TimS probably meant was that she wants him to act, at least for now, as if nothing is wrong. But I probably shouldn’t have jumped on you for criticizing him (I was not focused enough on the context, ironically).
No, he means that Alice fails to satisfy the literal definition of lying, in that she is not intending to deceive. That is, she does not mean for the man to conclude that there is in fact nothing wrong.
Emphasis mine. My dictionary contains four instances of “lie” as a noun; #3 applies, and #1 (the one you’re using) applies under the interpretation espoused by the person whose comment I was responding to (i.e. TimS suggested she wants him to conclude, for now at least, that nothing is wrong).
If you have read TimS correctly, then we agree that she was lying. But your reading of TimS doesn’t look very plausible to me. Alice’s not wanting to talk now doesn’t convey the message that nothing is wrong now.
I think what TimS probably meant was that she wants him to act, at least for now, as if nothing is wrong. But I probably shouldn’t have jumped on you for criticizing him (I was not focused enough on the context, ironically).