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“Facts” or “Fax”

Overview

facts / fax are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

facts: (noun) a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred. (noun) a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened. (noun) an event known to have happened or something known to have existed. (noun) a concept whose truth can be proved.

fax: (verb) send something via a facsimile machine.

Pronunciation

facts: f·AE·k·t·s

fax: f·AE·k·s

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Examples in Context

Examples of “facts”

  • Facts that triggered the dispute
  • "Here are the facts: Al Haymon, Richard Schaefer and…
  • …in Brazil was misrepresenting the facts to donors, as some of…
  • …constant research and discovery of facts and artifacts, and adding the…
  • …"metaphors" in terms of the facts of power within the family.
  • …Morris, and the 1997 book Facts and Fancies, composed of his…
  • …consists of the corpus of facts since the pre-history times until…
  • …forces would try to create facts on the ground before the…
  • …derived conclusions inductively from observed facts.
  • relationships between more general facts, the genus, and more specific…

Examples of “fax”

  • Campsomeriella fax (Bradley, 1936)
  • Vrs-Mbnt-Pcs 9598 I (Fax +49-69/450464, 1999) (as Jochem Paap)
  • …settle multiple lawsuits over junk fax operations used to generate leads…
  • …with a phone call or fax to the insurance company requesting…
  • …marine radio, e-mail, telephone or fax.
  • …released on the record label FAX +49-69/450464.
  • In the visitor's center, a fax machine receives over 700 faxes…
  • …well as software scanning and fax functions.
  • …his planned trip from a fax sent on 22 September 2009,…
  • Users could print, fax, copy, and scan with a…


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