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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I thought the point of RT's post was that her friend was a good storyteller because, using the strict definition of "embellish" - i.e., to make up facts to add to the story - her friend did not embellish. Instead, he stuck to the actual facts, but told them in a way that was more interesting than a simple chronological recitation of events. In fact, I though RT's whole point was to contrast her friend, who used actual facts and therefore did not embellish, with your friend, who made shit up because life was not otherwise sufficiently interesting. In other words, I was under the impression that using the word "embellish" as it is actually defined was an integral part of RT's point. But I may have misread.
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No, you overread. I do it all the time outside the office. People will routinely stop me and say, "Stop cross examining me. You know what I mean."
Your distinction is very literal and very well crafted. Its also unecessary. You understood what I meant when I said "semantics" back three posts ago.
