Throwing a bone
<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="throw">throw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: “<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span>?”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="have">have</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span>”.</p><p><span word="Seriously">Seriously</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="twitter">twitter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tweeter">tweeter</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> – <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tweeter">tweeter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="tweeter">tweeter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tweeting">tweeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="email">email</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="empathize">empathize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tweeters">tweeters</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="email">email</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="QQ">QQ</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="MSN">MSN</span> <span word="messenger">messenger</span>), <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="online">online</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> (<span word="week">week</span>, <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="always">always</span>-<span word="online">online</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="frail">frail</span>, <span word="pale">pale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="out">out</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="forums">forums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="rip">rip</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="friendless">friendless</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cyberspace">cyberspace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="incessantly">incessantly</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>, <span word="count">count</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="linked">linked</span>. <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
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