Monday, June 3, 2013

facts, fax

Facts or facts is the plural ( more than one ) of "fact", meaning a bit of information, or a statement of truth or reality, as opposed to error or fantasy--
Make sure to check your facts before you submit your report.
Trivial rumors are often accepted as facts, if they are repeated often enough.

Fax or fax ( rhymes with facts ) is an abbreviation ( short form ) of "facsimile", meaning a reproduction, as in a scan or photocopy--
Remember the fax machine? Almost no one uses them now.
You can fax the documents to this number.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Please fax the documents, complete with all the necessary facts, by the end of the week."

Note--"factor" ( one word ) means one of the elements of a result or state of affairs--
His abrasive personality was the main factor in his professional difficulties.
"Factor" also means an agent, most commonly a financial agent who does business for someone else--
He will be acting as the company's factor for all shipments of goods overseas.
Factor also means one of the numbers that may be multiplied to make a specific product; a divisor--
Is 7 a factor of 42?
Factor may be used as a verb ( action word ), meaning to find one of the divisors of, or, figuratively, to consider the elements that make up a result or state of affairs--
If you factor in her age, her health is really pretty good.
Not to be confused with "fact or" ( two words ), meaning a bit of information or reality, as an alternative to error or fantasy --
Is this fact or fiction?
Note# 2--the plural ( more than one ) of "factor" is  "factors"--
We have considered all of the relevant factors, and are ready to make a decision.
"Factors" may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of the verb "factor"--
When he factors in all of the pertinent data, the result may be different.
Not to be confused with "facts or", meaning more than one fact or bit of information, considered with an alternative--
Are these facts or rumors?
Not to be confused with "fax or", meaning a facsimile document, considered with an alternative--
Do you want these documents by fax or by mail?

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