Mendaciology
The Study of Lies
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2 min readApr 18, 2020
The Latin word for lie is mendacio. In English that old word still exists in the word “mendacity” and it floats about in other languages too, like Spanish.
The study of lies might naturally be called Mendaciology. Imagine a world with a course, if not a degree, in Mendaciology.
The course would be fun. I can imagine an extra credit final exam question which…
