great site for simple english and grammar explanations


QUESTION

What’s the difference between ‘factoid’ and ‘fact’? Is there even a difference?

ANSWER

Yes there’s a difference between the two.

A ‘factoid’ is an insignificant or trivial fact. Something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is passed off as fact. While ‘fact’ is something that actually exists or is known to exist or to have happened.


http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/improve/english-as-it-is-broken/factoid-vs-fact

Well there are lots of factoids around here, amongst a few facts... thanks.

so true,, and thats not just a factoid,,,

I just got 2 A's & a B in English and I suck at it! Oooooop.'s

English isnt my mother tongue but i'm damn good at it. Not a factoid

English is not my first language either, perhaps that is why I often don't understand what people post- na'w mean? fur realz.

What gets me is when people can't tell the difference between opinion and fact. Lot of that going around too.

SERIOUS pet peeve of mine

its frustrating on times how much of that is going around,,,