Chinese whispers?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="whispers">whispers</span>”: <span word="As">As</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Whispers">Whispers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="spurious">spurious</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pop">Pop</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 25, 2009, <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span>, <span word="aptly">aptly</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="It">It</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="commenced">commenced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 13, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="overdose">overdose</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retold">retold</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="hurtle">hurtle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="online">online</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Whispers">Whispers</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Whispers">Whispers</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="message">message</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="whispers">whispers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="retells">retells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="group">group</span> – <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p>
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