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Originally Posted by Gilda
The DJ didn't technically lie, in that his words were literally true. The wording was carefully chosen, however, to decieve, to lead listeners to believe something other than the literal meaning of the words.
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It depends how he phrased it.
If all he said was, "you could win 100 grand", then technically, it should really mean one hundred thousand dollars.
You can't win Snicker. You can't win Milky Way. That's poor and incorrect grammar. However, you can win a Snicker, or a Milky Way.
If all he said was "win 100 grand", then his wording wasn't decieving; it was incorrect grammar that would normally only mean one hundred thousand dollars. In the end they aren't playing a trick or prank then, but just lying.