Pierre Jackson takes MMs tweet too seriously

FOH I have a baby leg smart guy lets see next year RT @McNamara247: Russ Smith was higher on NBA Rank than ... http://t.co/xgkKp7ytAU

— Pierre Jackson (@Pappyjackk) September 16, 2014

Lol it was a joke tweet but Russ proved he was the better player in college.

Dude always took social media way too serious. He would delete your posts if you mentioned the Pelicans on his instagram account. He's so soft.

I have a baby leg? Like most things on Twitter...I do not understand. :help:

I have a baby leg? Either he's saying he's short or he's saying he has...hm...how to say this? Been blessed. Horizontally.

And what the heck is FOH?

Anyone still upset this guy is gone? Pierre Jackson is a flat out *****.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

And what the heck is FOH?

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"Word that rhymes with luck" outta here!

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Originally Posted by luckyman

I have a baby leg? Like most things on Twitter...I do not understand. :help:

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He says that because he tore his achellies

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

I have a baby leg? Either he's saying he's short or he's saying he has...hm...how to say this? Been blessed. Horizontally.

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How does MM know this LOL?

I don't have a problem with it. Some athletes need that "me against the world" type mentality to fuel them even if it's mostly just them taking things either out of context or just taking comments to far.

Personally I wish Pierre the best of luck and a speedy recovery.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

How does MM know this LOL?

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You don't really want to ask...

I really want to respond back with, "You have baby legS short stack."

I mean a guy with 2,000 Twitter followers was able to get a "professional" athlete to curse him out on twitter.

That takes still. Especially when the tweet was just an opinion and not hate filled or anything.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

How does MM know this LOL?

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He's an insider.

What a baby.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

How does MM know this LOL?

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He knows EVERYTHING about the Pelicans, like a good reporter should.

To be fair, Jackson does have a point, he hasn't stepped on a court and he is ranked. MM has a point too (Smith is ranked higher).

If anybody thinks I was making a point in my initial tweet, I suggest a class on sarcasm is in order

I need a class in Twitter (killing the English language 180 characters at a time).

It's always relative. Somebody from the early 19th century probably thinks a good essayist in today's day and age is killing the English language.

Language is about communication. There is no right way, no wrong way. Get the message out in the way people understand it.

However, just look at that tweet, and look at this thread. It happens all the time when you are trying to get a thought across on TWTR, people get confused about what is said, and in what context it is said.

I am not here to defend the English language (what the hell do I know about it, I am an accountant, I speak in numbers), but TWTR is helping people look more and more retarded each day.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

It's always relative. Somebody from the early 19th century probably thinks a good essayist in today's day and age is killing the English language.

Language is about communication. There is no right way, no wrong way. Get the message out in the way people understand it.

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That's just the thing. By overusing acronyms and restricting people to an arbitrary character limit, you're necessarily making it *more* difficult to understand their communication.

Your point remains valid, but I would argue that effectively communicating includes not alienating a portion of your audience by using obscure acronyms.

Looking at that list, is anyone else amazed to see Andrew Bynum in that bottom 400 crowd? It seems like only yesterday he was supposed to be the best (or second best) center in the NBA.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

If anybody thinks I was making a point in my initial tweet, I suggest a class on sarcasm is in order

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No doubt. Pierre obviously doesn't get sarcasm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h27AcB70Mvc

We are 5-7 years into the Twitter era. No language is mastered in that short a period of time. People will learn how to use this language and understand this language better with more time.

We will be the old snobby people saying that they are 'doing it the wrong way' just like the generation before us and the generation before them, etc etc

Not exactly. The English language has remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. Yes some words have had meanings shifted, changed etc. But we are talking about a tiny percentage. Case in point, pick up any book from the 1800s or newer and maybe 4-5 words out of the entire novel will have different meanings than today. So no, I disagree.

It started with texting and internet forums and now twitter. It is simply laziness. (or should I say IISL??) I hate English, I was always a math and science guy, but it sickens me to see what is happening in today's culture - as far as the way people now write. I am not referring to journalists specifically, most of them try to keep proper English writing form. IMO if you want to be successful (*at least in the business world, you better be able to write, speak, and communicate with proper English.)

It just does not take a lot of extra time to add a few commas, spell out words fully, and how about some proper punctuation???!!!?##$@$%#@#%@#

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

Not exactly. The English language has remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. Yes some words have had meanings shifted, changed etc. But we are talking about a tiny percentage. Case in point, pick up any book from the 1800s or newer and maybe 4-5 words out of the entire novel will have different meanings than today. So no, I disagree.

It started with texting and internet forums and now twitter. It is simply laziness. (or should I say IISL??) I hate English, I was always a math and science guy, but it sickens me to see what is happening in today's culture - as far as the way people now write. I am not referring to journalists specifically, most of them try to keep proper English writing form. IMO if you want to be successful (*at least in the business world, you better be able to write, speak, and communicate with proper English.)

It just does not take a lot of extra time to add a few commas, spell out words fully, and how about some proper punctuation???!!!?##$@$%#@#%@#

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well said, ...Bong-zilla?! anyway, it's up the the Original Poster to negate any ambiguities relating to a statement in order make it clear and concise... not the rest of the world. it's not accurate to just suggest that no one 'gets it', or that THEY can't detect sarcasm in order to shift blame. That's the easy way out for saying, 'I should've worded that differently."

Everyone stop tweeting please.

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

Not exactly. The English language has remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. Yes some words have had meanings shifted, changed etc. But we are talking about a tiny percentage. Case in point, pick up any book from the 1800s or newer and maybe 4-5 words out of the entire novel will have different meanings than today. So no, I disagree.

It started with texting and internet forums and now twitter. It is simply laziness. (or should I say IISL??) I hate English, I was always a math and science guy, but it sickens me to see what is happening in today's culture - as far as the way people now write. I am not referring to journalists specifically, most of them try to keep proper English writing form. IMO if you want to be successful (*at least in the business world, you better be able to write, speak, and communicate with proper English.)

It just does not take a lot of extra time to add a few commas, spell out words fully, and how about some proper punctuation???!!!?##$@$%#@#%@#

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Amen to that, man.

And it still irks me to no end to see someone who is PAID to write and should know his own mother tongue better than the majority of people (supposedly) writing "they could of been". Seriously, flog them.

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

Not exactly. The English language has remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. Yes some words have had meanings shifted, changed etc. But we are talking about a tiny percentage. Case in point, pick up any book from the 1800s or newer and maybe 4-5 words out of the entire novel will have different meanings than today. So no, I disagree.

It started with texting and internet forums and now twitter. It is simply laziness. (or should I say IISL??) I hate English, I was always a math and science guy, but it sickens me to see what is happening in today's culture - as far as the way people now write. I am not referring to journalists specifically, most of them try to keep proper English writing form. IMO if you want to be successful (*at least in the business world, you better be able to write, speak, and communicate with proper English.)

It just does not take a lot of extra time to add a few commas, spell out words fully, and how about some proper punctuation???!!!?##$@$%#@#%@#

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Here's a nice anecdote. the Chinese didn't have punctuation in their written language until the 20th century. It's like someone took a look at an English book and said, "Hey that might be a good idea".

The irony is so thick that he he hates the tropes of language today, while blithely subscribing to the same. But that's not my business though.

Every generation thinks their generation was the last great generation of communication, film, music, etc. The new generations are a bunch of dumbed down punks. It never fails.

Its just different. Example - many of them can communicate with computer code now in ways you or or your parents would never know how to even start to communicate.

It takes on different forms. No generation is better than the next. If two kids, who are the future of their industries can communicate with code or shortened language or Internet slang and they make that the new standard for their new companies - then the "dumb" people will be the ones who speak the Queen's English and can't understand what is being used throughout the office.

There is no right or wrong. There is effective and ineffective. If the majority switches to something else, banging the table and longing for the good old days might get some people applauding your passion, but it won't grant you success.

Right over his head. Whoosh!

Communication goes in this order:
A- speaker's thoughts and feelings they wish to express.
B- how they express them.
C- the receiver decodes the message as it is written/said
D- how the interprets the message and applies it to their own understanding.

So long as a listener on twitter understands the speaker then the communication was effective. If not, it's not always the fault of the speaker. The medium used on which to communicate may be more or less effective, but I guarantee that one used by millions of people is probably not a fault of itself. The problem is probably with the speaker or listener.

Twitter isn't killing the English language, the way people apply it is what causes confusion. It's just a platform or medium.

Honestly, if you can't communicate a thought on Twitter in 140 characters or less then you're probably using the wrong medium.

I communicate completely different in Twitter than I do in a business memo.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

The irony is so thick that he he hates the tropes of language today, while blithely subscribing to the same. But that's not my business though.

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Oh, but will thou tasteth this tea, heretofore.