everybody knows
- common knowledgeWidely shared information
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- universal truthFact holding everywhere, always
- sharedHeld in common
- familiarKnown from experience
cliché · gossip · rumor · open secret · whispered · public · widespread · assumed · taken for granted · Leonard Cohen · notorious · transparent · self-evident · word on the street · goes without saying · old news · conventional wisdom · accepted
common knowledge vs. secret
everybody knowstop secret
Highest classification level
classified · hush-hush · hidden from view · behind closed doors · confidential
universal certainty vs. disputed/unknown
everybody knowswho knows
Expression of uncertainty
remains to be seen · a matter of opinion · open question · unproven · disputed