Banana skin?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="around">around</span> – <span word="among">among</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foes">foes</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>”.</p><p><span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rotten">rotten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slippery">slippery</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> – <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> – <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="tripped">tripped</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="misspelled">misspelled</span> “<span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span>” <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="unpresidented">unpresidented</span>”. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>”.</p>
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