White lie

2024-05-08 · 첨삭 강사 Ash

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I sometimes used to tell a white lie because I thought telling the truth could offend others or worsen the situations. I did it with altruistic purposes, but it turned out to be against my expectation. And I had to acknowledge that white lie was a lie to them. Or I often used to tell a white lie as excuse for some mistakes. But it almost always ended up with worse results. So nowadays, I would rather take the fifth than a clumsy white lie because white lie is eventually a lie or falsehood no matter how hard I try to justify it. However, I understand those who tell a white lie not to offend or worsen situation as I did before. Their intentions were good but their method was just wrong. So I encourage them not to tell a lie any more sharing my experience.

강사 첨삭

Hi Steve,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about it. I agree. White lies can truly worsen situations. It is always better to tell the truth. Besides, people say \"Truth can set you free\". 

-Teacher Ash


I sometimes used to tell a white lie because I thought telling the truth could offend others or worsen the situations.
>> I used to tell white lies because I thought telling the truth could offend others or worsen the situation.

 I did it with altruistic purposes, but it turned out to be against my expectation. 
>> I did it with good intention, but it turned out to be against my expectation. 

And I had to acknowledge that white lie was a lie to them. 
>> So, I had to acknowledge that I lied to them. 

Or I often used to tell a white lie as excuse for some mistakes. 
>> Back then, I often tell white lies as an excuse for my mistakes. 

But it almost always ended up with worse results.
>> However, it always ends up badly.

So nowadays, I would rather take the fifth than a clumsy white lie because white lie is eventually a lie or falsehood no matter how hard I try to justify it.
>> So, nowadays I would rather take the fifth than tell a white lie because it is really a lie no matter how I try to justify it. 
OR >> So, nowadays I would rather tell the truth than tell a white lie because it is really a lie no matter how I try to justify it. 

However, I understand those who tell a white lie not to offend or worsen situation as I did before. 
>> However, I understand people who use white lies because they do not want to offend others. I was like that before. 

Their intentions were good but their method was just wrong. 
>> Their intentions were good, but their method was just wrong. 

So I encourage them not to tell a lie any more sharing my experience.
>> From what I\'ve experienced, I encourage them not to tell a lie. 

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