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Oxford Circus Incident

Breaking News (November 2017)

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SP
Steve in Pudsey
Markymark posted:


Well, for goodness sake, the first line gives a clue as to how the rest of the tweet should be
treated.

Unclear what's going on......


I disagree. I read it as "it's unclear why, but the following us happening". Factual and not sensationalist.
MA
Markymark
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Markymark posted:


Well, for goodness sake, the first line gives a clue as to how the rest of the tweet should be
treated.

Unclear what's going on......


I disagree. I read it as "it's unclear why, but the following us happening". Factual and not sensationalist.


What are you disagreeing about ?! I wasn't suggesting the tweet was sensationalist !
SP
Steve in Pudsey
You certainly seem to be suggesting that it is inappropriate in some way, I really can't see anything wrong with it.
MA
Markymark
Steve in Pudsey posted:
You certainly seem to be suggesting that it is inappropriate in some way, I really can't see anything wrong with it.


Nor me, it's just that others presumably saw it and used it to exaggerate and distort what was actually said
davidhorman and Steve in Pudsey gave kudos
DA
davidhorman
It's very meta of you both to demonstrate just how misunderstandings and inference can turn something into nothing.
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