Isn't Twitter's error message incorrect? [closed]

grammaticality technical

One of Twitter's error messages reads:

Something is technically wrong.

Of course I understand what they mean, but am I wrong to interpret this as "strictly speaking, there is something wrong" instead of the intended "there is a technical issue"?

What would be the ideal, succinct way to phrase this, maintaining simplicity and clarity?


Solution 1:

It's a joke, a play on words. It plays upon the double meaning of 'technically': something is wrong with the technology; and something is strictly wrong. Twitter is a bit of a light-hearted company, as you may have gleaned from the Fail Whale that accompanies said message.

In other words: they intend the reader to interpret it both ways.

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