Meaning of broken telephone | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of Chinese whispers (in either sense)

uncountable

Examples

“The number of attendees remains unconfirmed by Toronto police, the City of Toronto, and Pride Toronto organizers. So how did the media get it wrong? The erroneous news reports were a case of broken telephone that can be traced back to a 2009 estimate, which states that Pride week drew 1,120,000 visits.”

“Our kids are playing the world's most complex game of Broken Telephone. And they will need to know that hearing is not the same thing as listening, especially when we're gossiping with hyperconnected digital tools.”

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