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[hiromichi]

i would like to know the definition of "factoid".

Just this morning, MSNBC’s First Read listed several factoids that have accumulated during this fight:

$51.1 million has been raised between Coleman and Franken for the entire campaign
– $50.3 million has been spent between the two candidates
– $11 million (at least) has been spent on the recount
– 2,424,946 votes were cast
– 312 votes separate the candidates (Franken leads)
– 239 days since Election Day 2008
– 34 weeks since Election Day 2008
– 7 months, 27 days since Election Day 2008
– 4 seasons seen since Election Day 2008 election.
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Hiromichi

[pugachevV]

Factoid is an item of unreliable information that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as a fact

[hiromichi]

pugachevV:
Thank you vert much. The word is difficult to translate into a short colloquial Japanese.

Hiromichi
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Hiromichi

[pugachevV]

I don't know any Japanese, but perhaps it is possible to invent a word that will give the same sense?

[hiromichi]

pugachevV:
One of the convenient ways of translation is to put the pronunciation into katakana.
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Hiromichi

[pugachevV]

Does it work in this case?

[hiromichi]

pugachevV:
I checked it up on the internet and found Katakana is used quite often as Japanese translation. Of course it is followed by Japanese explanation which is longer than the katakana.
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Hiromichi

[pugachevV]