'Hurry up lets cook Mother.'
Yes, correct grammar and proper punctuation can make everyday life easier. Any mistake can lead to confusion and can cause slight panicky tweet responses as well.
Associated Press, one of the world's most trusted sources of news and journalism, tweeted out a news update that caused a bit of stir to an already sensitive current issue. The recent ill-fated Malaysian Airline MH17 flight crash, wherein 298 total casualties were reported, had some of the bodies flown over to Netherlands. Experts there will start their investigation and identification of the dead.
This was the tweet by the AP twitter account:
At the end of the day, let's remind ourselves how important it is to have clear communication.
Let's have more of: 'I helped my Uncle, Jack, off a horse' rather than 'I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse.'
Yes, correct grammar and proper punctuation can make everyday life easier. Any mistake can lead to confusion and can cause slight panicky tweet responses as well.
Associated Press, one of the world's most trusted sources of news and journalism, tweeted out a news update that caused a bit of stir to an already sensitive current issue. The recent ill-fated Malaysian Airline MH17 flight crash, wherein 298 total casualties were reported, had some of the bodies flown over to Netherlands. Experts there will start their investigation and identification of the dead.
This was the tweet by the AP twitter account:
BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2014
It could be an easy miss or typo error, but it did send out some confused replies, or some harsh re-tweets on the 'breaking news'.
“@AP: BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.” Seriously !?! WTF 😒
— badman™ (@Jay_McShorty) July 23, 2014
Jesus. Take a bus man RT @AP BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) July 23, 2014
@AP WOW. Phrasing. The plane crash landed?
— Thomas Myrden (@tmyrden) July 23, 2014
The AP account was quick to respond to the panic it may cause, and had a follow-up 'edited' tweet afterwards:
CLARIFIES: Dutch military plane carrying Malaysia Airlines bodies lands in Eindhoven.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2014
A comma. Or a missing one, made the difference.
It is not a major issue as it was resolved quickly, and hopefully cleared out some panic right away. But for a reputable news account, which has at least 3.5 Million Twitter User followers and with millions keeping an eye on the #MH17, every piece of information is critical. Both Ukraine and Russia are on hot water on the situation, any miscommunication will be crucial leading to the resolution of the case for both sides.
Let's have more of: 'I helped my Uncle, Jack, off a horse' rather than 'I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse.'
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