What is Twitter ™?

Twitter ™ Language is a collection of short -circuit, phrases and language conventions used in Twitter ™ online social networks. Language is a mixture of official terms and user of the generated jargon. Twitter ™ is many ways to differ from the language used on other social networks. "Tweet" is an official term for a message published on Twitter ™ and the person who tweet is known as "tweeter" or "Twitter". Watching someone on Twitter ™ means subscribing to this person's tweets. Direct message (DM) is a private message between tweeteers.

Twitter ™ emphasizes social interaction, so a large part of Twitter ™ is used to interact with other users. The "@" symbol before the username is used to indicate another tweeter, which is a practice known as mention. Tweeters also "Retweet" other posts that they consider interesting. In a tradition known as "Follow Friday," Twitter ™ users will present their followers to other tweeters. Retweet, shortened RT in posts, was BIt was used long before it became an official element. Hashtag, named for # symbol in front of a keyword, for example #iran captured as a convenient way to mark and find tweets on similar topics. The "OH" letters before the message mean that the tweeter shares something they have heard.

Twitter ™ can also be an international communication tool. Conventions, such as Hashtag, are not specific to English, so they can use tweeters from all backgrounds. Some Twitter ™ tools can even automatically translate tweets.

Limit 140 character, extensive use of smartphones and the nature of real time have all great affects the language Twitter ™. Journalists, politicians and even educators often use abbreviations and slang in their tweets that would never be accepted elsewhere. Shortcuts like "WK" for "Week" and "4" instead of "Pro" are commonly used to store space and timeu.

Twitter ™ also includes words and phrases transformed from English to take new meaning in the context of social networks. For example, "Twitterati" are elite tweeters that often have hundreds of thousands of followers. Other examples include Tweetaholic, TweavesDropping and Dweeting, ie drunk tweeting. Twitter ™ keeps the glossary of the common deadlines on its website, and several other websites keep its own dictionaries of the latest Twitter ™.