 Let’s turn, then, to the core of Austin’s account of truth. Austin presents his account of truth as an account of truth for statements. However, “statement” is at least two ways ambiguous, covering both historical episodes in which something is stated—what I’ll refer to as statings—and also the things or propositions that are stated therein—which I’ll refer to as what is stated. Austin isn’t especially careful about the distinction, but it’s possible to reconstruct much of what he says in a way that respects it (for discussion of the distinction see e.g., Cartwright 1962).