0
'Αλέξανδρος Καλμ. Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
give away
Can we say that " people in Internet are giving away fake infromation" ? Is it incorrect to type that sentence?
Top answer
Hi, Alexander. Welcome to the Forums! We generally use "give away" to mean distribution with low or no cost.
- Hi, Alexander.
- Welcome to the Forums!
- We generally use "give away" to mean distribution with low or no cost.
- I think you might prefer "distributing" here, or "sending out".
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
12 Answers
0
Hi, Alexander. Welcome to the Forums!
We generally use "give away" to mean distribution with low or no cost. I think you might prefer "distributing" here, or "sending out".
We generally use "give away" to mean distribution with low or no cost. I think you might prefer "distributing" here, or "sending out".
00
0
yes but is it incorrect to say : give away fake information ?
00
It depends on what you mean by 'incorrect'.
eg If a native speaker would never say something, would you call it 'incorrect'?
Clive
eg If a native speaker would never say something, would you call it 'incorrect'?
Clive
00
I mean if an examiner corrects an essay and sees the sentence " give away information " , would he consider it as an error? or he would just ingore it
00
If I were the examiner, I'd consider it an error.
And I'd consider 'fake information' an error, too.
Clive
And I'd consider 'fake information' an error, too.
Clive
00
okay thanks a lot , but why "fake information" is a mistake?
I didn't wanted to write false infromation, I think there is a difference.
I was writing about the disadvantages of Internet and I wrote that people are capable of providing fake information in order to get closer to their targets.
I didn't wanted to write false infromation, I think there is a difference.
I was writing about the disadvantages of Internet and I wrote that people are capable of providing fake information in order to get closer to their targets.
00
'Fake information' just does not collocate well.
Consider.
eg a fake driving license
eg a fake $10 bill.
The word 'fake' suggests something that you pretend is something specific. The word 'informatio
Consider.
eg a fake driving license
eg a fake $10 bill.
The word 'fake' suggests something that you pretend is something specific. The word 'informatio
00
oh my ***, I think my essay had so many errors. I hope they give me a C to pass 
or bb ecpe
or bb ecpe00
People on the internet are giving out false information would be much better.
The Corpus of Contemporary American English lists 4 examples of fake information and 234 of false information. The British National Corpus lists 1 example of fake information and 32 of false information. You can see that fake in
The Corpus of Contemporary American English lists 4 examples of fake information and 234 of false information. The British National Corpus lists 1 example of fake information and 32 of false information. You can see that fake in
0
Related Questions