{"id":46312,"date":"2022-07-30T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46312"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:20:59","slug":"the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"The Only Place Where Sentences Get Distorted on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e908a671a5f\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e908a671a5f\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e908a671a5f\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter\/#The_Only_Place_Where_Sentences_Get_Distorted_on_Twitter\" title=\"The Only Place Where Sentences Get Distorted on Twitter\">The Only Place Where Sentences Get Distorted on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter\/#Misinterpreted_sentences\" title=\"Misinterpreted sentences\">Misinterpreted sentences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter\/#Sentences_that_matter\" title=\"Sentences that matter\">Sentences that matter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-only-place-where-sentences-get-distorted-on-twitter\/#Misunderstood_sentences\" title=\"Misunderstood sentences\">Misunderstood sentences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Only_Place_Where_Sentences_Get_Distorted_on_Twitter\"><\/span>The Only Place Where Sentences Get Distorted on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:323px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; height:auto; max-width:42%\" alt=\"twitter is the only place where sentences\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IymryGv.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>There is one place on the internet where well-written sentences can get distorted: Twitter. The reason why this happens is that sentences are often misinterpreted on the platform, and well-written sentences can get interpreted in the wrong way on Twitter. Even well-articulated sentences can be misunderstood when used in tweets. In this article, we&#8217;ll look at how to avoid this, and what to do instead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Misinterpreted_sentences\"><\/span>Misinterpreted sentences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The recent shootings in Louisville, Kentucky, have led to a lot of misunderstood tweets from President Donald Trump. But one tweet in particular has been interpreted in a negative way: &#8216;Kyle is not safe&#8217;. The tweets are not accurate in identifying bots. They are repeated word for word during trending periods. Twitter also notes that the tools used to detect bot activity on its platform are not very accurate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sentences_that_matter\"><\/span>Sentences that matter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A few words matter in a tweet: you should avoid using too many words, especially if you want to make your tweet short. Tweets should be composed in sentences, not in paragraphs. Twitter recommends using two or three sentences instead of one. Twitter also makes it easy to keep the length of a tweet short, which is helpful if you&#8217;re writing on a tight deadline. In addition to avoiding long or unnecessary words, you should also avoid using slang. Slang can easily add several words, so be sure to avoid this type of language. In addition, keep in mind that languages matter. While 140 characters is plenty in Chinese, it is not so much in English. German tweets will likely contain fewer words than English tweets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Misunderstood_sentences\"><\/span>Misunderstood sentences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among the many examples of this phenomenon, Twitter has become the only place where misunderstoos sentences happen. Its mechanism for context-shredding allows users to lose context when they retweet a post, spreading it to hundreds or even thousands of people. This mechanism can cause misunderstandings, shaming, and mob pile-ons. Of course, not all of these misunderstood sentences are actually misunderstandings. 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