In this recent tweet by Donald Trump there are two spelling mistakes and two grammatical errors. While Twitter is an informal platform, errors such as these should not be made by such a prominent figure. With nearly 23 million followers and only 140 characters, it's important to sound competent. Proof reading should be important to the author, therefore a little more time is needed when producing content.
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| Tweeted by @realDonaldTrump on January 28th 2017 at 1:08pm https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/825329757646618624 |
A few small changes to this tweet would have completely changed the way it came across and therefore would have been considered more important.
The coverage about me in the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost has been falsified to the point where The Times actually apologised to its...
Spelling Mistakes
Gramatical Errors
This error highlights the importance of proof reading even on social media, an ever growing platform.