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FYI it’s “bald-faced” lie

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Hey, don’t attack the man based on his follicles!

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I’m just envious that he doesn’t have to shave. It’s really tedious.

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This is totally correct, but the incorrect usage is so common now that “bold face” has become arguably accepted.

Originally it was “barefaced”, I believe.

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True a long time ago it was, but if we want to disregard language evolution, then it is actually “bare-faced lie” lol

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/is-that-lie-bald-faced-or-bold-faced-or-barefaced

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