Less than fifty percent of the population is considered to be literate....
It means to separate, or to distiguish, which sentences are true (fact) and which are not necessarily untrue, but includes something other than fact. A clue to distinguish an opinion from a fact is if the sentence includes the words 'I think' or 'I believe'.
Coming from the perspective of a current college student i would have to say that this is untrue. Although this maybe a goal of a university, going to a college does not ensure that intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning will ensue. It seems to me that many people go to college purely for the lore of a better job and a better live style, among other many tangent reasons. Not to say that this won't happen because it will instill a sense of intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning in some students.In short i would say this is a goal that universities strive for but will probably not achieve with the current mode of higher education.
'Untrue' is an adjective because it describes something, such as 'That fact is untrue.'
untrue
The accusation is untrue. An untrue statement is a false statement.
That is so untrue!
Untrue was created on 2007-11-05.
The word that means "to say something that is untrue" is "lie".
Her empty promises were easily seen as mostly untrue.
Yes. Untrue is a word -- it means the same thing as false.
To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly., To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.
No, it is true.
untrue
Yes, a misrepresentation inevitably involves an untrue statement of some fact.