To the editors: the phrase "alternative fact" should be vigorously examined each time an opinion writer attempts to use it. At this moment it is meaningless. Ms. Wente acknowledged that women make less than men but then said that the statistic that women make 78% as much as men is "an alternative fact" that does not match reality. She did not then reveal the reality.  Did she mean there are differing interpretations of the the factual database and only one interpretation makes it to be 78%? Did she mean that alternative fact is a synonym for opinion? Did she mean that alternative fact is an alternative way of looking at facts?  Or did she mean that she has accepted and adopted the world of 1984 alternative speak? Dear editors, of course permit the voicing of differing opinions, but do not fall into the trap of changing of meaning of words or you become purveyors of the 1984 slogan: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” From you we expect truth of language.