On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, James A. Donald wrote:
He never sold fake passports. If his passports had been marked "United States of America" or some such they would indeed be fake. They were not fake.
Websters defines fake with "to treat so as to falsify", "pretend", "simulate", "imitation", "impostor", "sham", "faud", and "counterfeit". The passports fit most of these definitions. A word applies if any of the definitions work. If the passports had been marked "US of A" they would have been "counterfeit". I did not say they were counterfeit (he clearly would not be permitted to sell counterfeit passports). So his passports are not "counterfeit", but they are "fake". -- Vince ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Vincent Cate vince@offshore.com.ai http://www.offshore.com.ai/vince/ Offshore Information Services http://www.offshore.com.ai/