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Not too long ago, the country was drowning in a debate started in Washington D.C. that asked, “What the meaning of ‘is’ is.” That debate changed the way many people look at sex . . . and a Webster’s Dictionary.

For those engaged in this debate, the word “real” might present some real problems, as depicted in this piece that captures many everyday ordinary items and asks which of them is real.

Real could mean authentic – as opposed to counterfeit. It could mean something is fixed or permanent as in real property. It could also mean not artificial; illusory or apparent. A synonym could be genuine, being precisely what the name implies, giving rise to the irony of a real counterfeit. Philosophically, “real” could be defined as existing objectively, actual (not merely possible or ideal).

In this piece everything is real, and yet, some might judge them as not real. Can you tell the difference? Where does one draw the line?