When you know you are right….

[Tormundsbeard]

What do other people do when you are having a conversation with someone and they state a fact that is incorrect.
For example my MIL insisted that Nadia Sawalha from Loose Women had played Saffy in Ab Fab… I said, no that was her sister Julia, and but she was sure she was right.
I have a ‘sticky’ memory and just remember lots of trivial names and irrelevant facts. When people get information wrong, I find it hard not to say something, but is it rude?

I really try not to do it in an irritating way..

I have tried telling myself it doesn’t matter and not say anything at all, but then I dwell on it later.

does this bother anyone else?

Well if you know the person well enough to have a conversation, it kind of follows that you should be able to say 'No, it wasn't Nadia, it was her sister'.

A random convo with a stranger on a bus, I don't think I'd bother much.

I would say something like "oh, I always muddle the sisters up - I thought it was Julia, but I am probably wrong"

I drop the pebble into pond and see where the ripples go, without actually saying "you are wrong".

If the other person still thinks they are right then I nod and smile nicely, but smirk internally as I know they are wrong and I did try.

If it was something life threatening then I would get Google out to try to prove it, but anything mundane then I just let it go.

This

I would use my phone to Google it and prove them wrong.

I’m like you op. It drives me insane when people just can’t back down and accept that I’m right. I frequently get my phone out and prove to them that I’m right as otherwise they can’t take my word for it. It‘s such a postmodern concept that many people cannot believe without seeing an image to prove it.

Lol right? I do believe this is what Google was primarily designed for! 😅

It depends how much you want to argue when you know you’re right. I tend to favour keeping the peace and try not to sweat the small stuff.
However it means my quiz team rarely wins even when I know most of the answers!
Full blown arguments over minor stuff like this don’t end well.

I have to work closely with someone who is untroubled by self doubt and often gets stuff wrong. It is often unimportant details and it feels ‘niggly’ to constantly correct him. I try and let it go, but it bothers me.

I will try and just think internally you are not right and I know better, but it irks me.