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		<title>Twinglish: leveling the language playing field</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed the language being used on twitter ? Just have a look at random posts corporate executives, who presumably are using the most appropriate and decent form of Twitter-English ie. Twinglish :
jeffBooth &#8220;shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world&#8221; – Jack Welch. New blog post on why I agree. http://tinyurl.com/cfha22
gweston: There [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you noticed the language being used on twitter ? Just have a look at <strong>random posts corporate executives</strong>, who presumably are using the most appropriate and decent form of Twitter-English ie. Twinglish :</p>
<blockquote><p><a title="@JeffBooth" href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffbooth">jeffBooth</a> &#8220;shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world&#8221; – Jack Welch. New blog post on why I agree. <a title="@gweston" href="www.twitter.com/gweston">http://tinyurl.com/cfha22<br />
gweston</a>: There so few companies we trust absolutely? I trust Costco, Southwest Discount Tire? Isn’t &#8220;Trust&#8221; the best strategy for all businesses?<a title="@Padmasree" href="http://twitter.com/padmasree"><br />
Padmasree</a> <span><span>Good article, like the analysis. Prefer gender neutral terms NOT &#8220;top young guns and older bulls&#8221; Come on @<a rel="http://s.bit.ly/preview.twittername.iframe.html?twittername=vwadhwa" href="http://twitter.com/vwadhwa">vwadhwa</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://j.mp/h2BDi" target="_blank">http://j.mp/h2BDi</a></span></span></p></blockquote>
<p>A few points to note:</p>
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<li>To the point- practical use of language</li>
<li>No flowery intros. No &#8220;good news-bad news-good news&#8221; formatting</li>
<li>Minor grammatical mistakes are OK ! <img src='http://urbanturbanguy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>Bullet point talk is trendy</li>
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<p>So here is my point, <strong>the 140 char limit is a cultural leveler. </strong>First language or not everyone has to fit their thoughts into 140 char. This makes internationals (Europeans, Chinese, Indians), who are in the habit of writing long-winded sentences &#8211; cut back . On the other hand it also prevents native English speakers come straight to the content. It does not give them a chance to begin with &#8221; I like the work you have done here . Vere interesting, but can redo the whole thing because &#8230;&#8230;&#8221; . In Twinglish you would have to go  staright &#8221; We will need to redo &#8230; because&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>This gives English an engineering approach . </strong>I think this is a trend for the better, but you might disagree.</p>
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