Episode 29 11/14/2022

“Twitter, cut in half”

https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-cut-in-half?utm_medium=email&utm_source=pocket_hits&utm_campaign=POCKET_HITS-EN-DAILY-RECS-2022_11_05&sponsored=0&position=1&scheduled_corpus_item_id=004ed0df-3b48-403d-9717-704a42e2e098

#impact I-M-P-A-C-T

to have an effect on somebody/something

1. She has had a lasting impact on the lives of many of her students.
2. It is with regret that we write to inform you that your role at Twitter has been impacted.

#confirm C-O-N-F-I-R-M

​to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence

1. His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
2. An accompanying document would confirm the scope of the personnel cuts: about 50 percent, or well over 3,000 people.

#speculate S-P-E-C-U-L-A-T-E

to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts

1. We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation.
2. Some workers have speculated that Musk intends to reduce the number of Twitter workers even further by using impossible return-to-office demands.

#reasonable R-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-E

fair, practical, and sensible

1. If companies expect work during personal time, it's only reasonable to allow personal time at work.
2. “That’s not a reasonable timeframe to move,” White said. “Twitter can force people back to the office — it just can’t do it in this timeframe.”

#exasperate E-X-A-S-P-E-R-A-T-E

to annoy somebody very much

1. She was clearly exasperated by all my questions.
2. By the end of the day, an exasperated Musk was left tweeting that he had no choice but to make these cuts.