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i heard it in many convsersations

2007-01-11 16:30:27 · 4 answers · asked by bunty 3 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Chinese whispers, also known as the telephone game, Broken Telephone, operator, a whisper down the lane and Pass It Down, is a game often played by children at parties or in the playground in which a phrase or sentence is passed on from one player to another, but is subtly altered in transit.

2007-01-11 16:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0 0

1. When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/chinese+whispers.html

2. It's also a game.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A782516

2007-01-11 16:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by SW 3 · 0 0

chinese whisper is an olden game even played now which proves your understanding skills

2007-01-11 17:01:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I am a Chinese, but i never hear about it....

2007-01-11 16:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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