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Chris -- 2025-05-10
This is my first post. An aquaintance uttered this phrase in conversation with me the other day, and I wasn’t sure what to say.
I tried Google, and the only site on which someone wrote this exact phrase is something called “Revolutionaryleft.com.”
Adrienne
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I think it’s a great eggcorn. Here are a few usages I found on the web:
RevLeft.com [Powered by Invision Power Board]... this is untrue and as such, if we where to consider this ignorance, than we could only consider someone lying by admission, assuming we believe them. ...
www.revolutionaryleft.com/index.php?act … 30&t=38360 – 93k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages
US military spending Discussion | Its All Politics… changing past was apparent now by simply saying “Wasn’t saddam one of your guys?”. To call this a “lie by admission” is laughable (and a logical leap). ...
www.itsallpolitics.com/3-vt1564.html?start=40 – 162k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages
What about LYING? Liars? – ”...just not that into you” – tribe.netDo I consider that a lie by admission? In the beginning, no, unless it’s such a big deal that the vegan cannot accept the other person’s diet, ...
tribes.tribe.net/not-into-you/thread/33f53f36-7f5e-4d12-92e7-1a2d73ce4e2c – 68k – Cached – Similar pages
Reality Millions (Not HYIP) – MoneyMakerGroup ForumSo everything you see in front of you related to earnings when you log into your DOI account is a blatant lie by admission of DOI management themselves. ...
www.moneymakergroup.com/index.php?showt … 66&st=2535 – Similar pages
About BPD – Post details: BPD and LyingIn fact, she is a terrible liar by admission. However, she will omit the truth at times and it seems that the reason is that she wants to avoid judgment by …
anythingtostopthepain.com/index.php?blog=2&title=bpd_and_lying&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 – 33k – Cached – Similar pages
Admissions By School journalsa sinner by confession, a liar by admission. Last post: x-posted to the new lj in hopes of getting more/any responses. So I’m leaving Cornell eventually. ...
journals.ljseek.com/search/Admissions%20By%20School/ – 55k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages
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