“Essentially true” = not actually true
I give up. I don’t think we would get along in real life.
I say I’ll be home in “a half hour” even when GPS says 31 minutes, and I always lose a few minutes from the GPS estimate. What kind of man lies to his wife? [There I go again, I’m sure it’s actually 90% to 95% of the time, but not quite “always”]
I used to verbally report my polls as having an uncertainty of +/- 3% even when the written report said +/- 3.1% and +/- 3.14% would have been more precise. What kind of professional lies to his clients?
When I made dinner last night, my wife asked what was in it. I told her the main ingredients but didn’t mention salt, pepper, or butter. What kind of man lies to his wife on multiple issues?
I even fib in church - whoppers that people should know are absolute prevarications. I referred to something that happened about 1,985 years ago as “2,000 years ago”. What kind of Christian lies in church? At least in Church I can hope to be forgiven for my sins, including all the lies.
I say things that are “not actually true” too much for your tastes. It’s a shame too. It must be lonely if you reject all the liars you meet.
[On topic, Carson is not one of my top choices. I prefer Cruz and then Trump. I hope the two of them are not too dishonest for you too, especially with Trump’s lies - his wealth is surely not exactly $10 billion, and it may not even be close.]
"False but accurate."