Un-Truthful Words

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Abstract

Four is the definitive "truthful word" because it has four letters. "Unfour" is also truthful as it doesn't have four letters, but is untruthful as it's not a real word. Following an excursion into the un-section of the dictionary I found heaps of truthful and untruthful words, as well as some both truthful and untruthful--like unfour but real words. Here's a sampling, mostly of linguistic interest.

Recommended Citation

(2006) "Un-Truthful Words," Word Ways: Vol. 39 : Iss. 1 , Article 23.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol39/iss1/23