The phrase "and a distortion of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a misrepresentation or alteration of something, often in a critical context.
Example: "The article presented a biased view and a distortion of the facts surrounding the event."
Alternatives: "and a misrepresentation of" or "and a skewing of".
"But to say that the same thing was possible when I was President is naïve, and a distortion of the way things were".
Dr. Crick viewed the gossipy narrative as a betrayal of their friendship, a violation of his privacy and a distortion of their methods and motives.
"This was just astonishing, that they would eliminate the exclusion, and a distortion of the research on the subject," said Jerome Wakefield, a professor of social work and psychiatry at New York University, who did not work on the manual.
Never before had a pope deposed a king, even though Gregory, according to a later letter, believed that he had historical precedents on his side, an assumption that even contemporaries considered untenable and a distortion of historical truth.
"The recent trend to develop services in which some basic content can be accessed free of data charges (such as Facebook's Free Basics or Internet.org), while other content is subject to data charges, would appear to be the antithesis of net neutrality and a distortion of markets," the report says.
"It's extremely preoccupying that one of the first acts of the new Obama administration could be a measure that is clearly protectionist and a distortion of competition," said Anne-Marie Idrac, the French trade minister, who tried to draw Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, into the battle.
History has shown that such cheap political rhetoric polarize nations, feeds on the fears of people, and is a distortion of truth and democratic values.
Dysphagia and dysgeusia (a distortion of the sense of taste) scores will also be recorded in a daily diary using a 0-10mm NRS.
Most people do not have that with Africa and that is a distortion of something that is so important, which is giving the whole picture".
And, much as I want to blame the coaches, whose perceived importance and salaries is a distortion of monumental proportions, I cannot.
