The negative of social media is that some things can be written that are not true and it's like
Chinese whispers and suddenly, you know-..." she added.
This blurring happens because WhatsApp and other social media platforms are designed principally for friends and family to communicate and since friends and family use an entirely different style of language to communicate than say, a parent would traditionally with their child's teacher, the language etiquette becomes blurred and that's how the
Chinese Whispers begin.
The only thing setting it apart from an actual news event unfolding on the internet today is that it presumably won't suffer from the Twitter-crashing deluge of
Chinese whispers, unreliable gossip, and misinformation that we've come to expect whenever anything big is going down.
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Nothing of any note happened for several years amidst a plethora of
Chinese whispers as Longbridge equipment was painstakingly lifted and shifted out to the Far East.
Turns out it was a case of digital-age
Chinese whispers.
It remains to be seen whether this is just the latest in a long line of
Chinese whispers or whether this rumour really is about to fly.
Peter May's
CHINESE WHISPERS (9781590586082, $24.95) represents the sixth of the China thrillers and centers around the Beijing Ripper and one Li Yan, head of the city's serious crime squad who is determined to stop the Ripper.
SOMEWHAT appropriately,
Chinese whispers accounted for the confusion over Roger Johnson's leg injury.
"It is almost like
Chinese whispers as it goes through a whole lot of processes because the person on the ground assumes someone has just broken down on the hard shoulder."
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Immediately on entering the three galleries allocated to '
Chinese Whispers', there is an intense visual shock of colour and texture, as well as unfamiliar asymmetrical forms and playful ornament.
The Emirates Stadium hosted an attempt to break the record for the longest game of
Chinese Whispers.
He said: "One of the workers on the platform phoned his wife and told her that a worker had had a dream about a bomb and it seems that a series of
Chinese whispers has led to the evacuation.
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Gareth Southgate has moved to dispel the "
Chinese whispers" surrounding the club.
