how to use the word FACT?

Question

if u tell anyone something ( some fact) who hasnt heard of it, would u say a fact that,,,,, or the fact that,,,,,?

Answer 1

You can, as long as it is a fact, and not an opinion or a guess. If it is something known and provable, you can say "the fact that it was a cat, and not a dog..." but not if its opinion "the fact that cats are better than dogs" would be wrong, because that is a matter of debate.

Answer 2

A fact is a true, proven thing, versus an opinion. That rain is wet is a fact. That the rain feels bad may seem observable, but it is not a fact; it's an opinion.

The fact is, Winston was tired of married life.

Some facts are hard to argue.

Winston was a walking dictionary, a compendeum of facts no one wanted to hear.

Answer 3

You can say "It's a fact that (25% of Canadians have French as their first language)"--this sounds to me like "here's some surprising new information".

Or, you can say "The fact is that (less than half of all Canadians are bilingual)"--this sounds to me like "this is cause for surprise and perhaps dismay".

Or, you can say "The fact that (Canada is a bilingual country) (doesn't mean that most Canadians are bilingual)"--the fact itself sounds commonplace, but the information about it is interesting. This form would be more common in writing than speaking.

Answer 4

you usually dont say that. If you tell someone a fact you just state it and thats it, if you want to emphasize something you might use it like "the fact is" or "the fact of the matter is.."

Answer 5

fact that

Answer 6

the fact i think,

also you can do a cool english accent,

"i hurt my leg, its fact up"

Answer 7

I'd say "it is a fact that" your cats have fleas, your children are beautiful, we are late, etc...

Answer 8

Or you could say, the fact remains......