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    Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9

    We in the media... and politicians... often forget we are talking past most people when we use jargon. I'll bet most Americans can't tell you what "litmus" is (let along litmus paper) without looking it up.

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      2. USVIDiver‏ @usvidiver2010 Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson @KingsbroGodsson

        And you learned this in journalism school, which clearly illustrates how pompous the school & their students are - to think so lowly of their "audience" that y'all need to dumb it down for us. Is this deja vu? I recall a certain former Sec. of State belittling the American ppl.

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      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @usvidiver2010 @KingsbroGodsson

        Not what I said and not what I meant.

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. USVIDiver‏ @usvidiver2010 Jul 10
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson @KingsbroGodsson

        * Not what I said, nor meant. ** I am not a Journalist, for my written English is horrible and that is why I became an Engineer, BUT: I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night! 🤪

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 10
        Replying to @usvidiver2010 @KingsbroGodsson

        1. "Not what I said and not what I meant" is clear and appropriate. 2. I use Twitter informally. 3. I clearly need a room at the Holiday Inn Express.

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. Christopher Cruise‏ @ChrispyCruiser Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        You really think people don't know that word???

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @ChrispyCruiser

        I do. I didn't do a scientific study mind you but just asking a bunch of people younger than me. A few kind of guessed but weren't sure. Most didn't know.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Christopher Cruise‏ @ChrispyCruiser Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        We in the news business do speak in journalese too much, but I never thought anyone wouldn't know what "litmus" means.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @ChrispyCruiser

        Exactly! Same here. Watch for my next tweet about "Drink the Kool-Aid"

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      2. TheRealPhil‏ @PhilCHeath Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        I think you sound elitist and underestimate the American public.

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @PhilCHeath

        That's the problem in a nutshell.

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      2. Butch Wilson‏ @wilson_butch Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        I find the assertion insulting. Of course we understand when litmus test is mentioned

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @wilson_butch

        Then you are easily insulted.

        2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
      4. #MAGA Smart‏ @IAmSoSmart Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson @wilson_butch

        With all due respect, Butch said you were insulting. He didn't say he was insulted. There IS a difference.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. zach‏ @theWorldI_Know Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        I also bet most people in the media don’t know what Red Lobster is or what it’s like shopping at Wal-Mart so we are even. 👍.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @theWorldI_Know

        My first real job: The Lob.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @mbasbury920

        I didn't say your kids wouldn't know it. I don't think most do. I could be wrong. My own informal survey said it's not commonly known.

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      2. TheLongVersion ⚠️‏ @thelongversion Jul 9
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        One of the things I was taught in J-School. No Jargon...

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      3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Jul 9
        Replying to @thelongversion

        Me too. Sometimes we forget though what constitutes jargon because we hear it so much and forget to get out of our own skin.

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