# It never was — Meme Lab

Use to reveal that a supposed distinction, assumption, or prior state was false from the very beginning.

- What it expresses: A surprised question receives the correction that the truth has always been otherwise.
- Example: Someone asks, 'Wait, this meeting was just another sales pitch?' and you answer, 'It always was.'
- When not to use it: The situation genuinely changed recently from one state to another; claiming it was always that way erases the transition.
- Tags: always has been, it never was, reveal, false assumption
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