Grammar Nit: "Twitter" versus "Tweet"

[NewHamsterHamster]

Hey Dingo,

You probably don't care, and I'm seriously not trying to be an asshole, but in the realm of trivia... I thought you might appreciate knowning that the generally accepted noun and verb form of "Twitter" is "tweet" -- Thus, from the homepage:

>> Latest Twitters should show here...

Should read:

>> Latest tweets should show here...

and similarly in other places on your site. Check the Twitter blog at <http://blog.twitter.com/> and search for "tweet" to see how THEY use it, for example:

<QUOTE coloring=mine>
Follow spam is the act of following mass numbers of people, not because you're actually interested in their tweets, but simply to gain
</QUOTE>

Again, I'm not trying to be annoying.

HinNH

[dingo]

yep I know that, but since most people who get my tweets don't get them from anyone else, I don't see a reason to confuse the many folks who don't live on twitter

but hey, thanks for the vocab lesson :)

[AZfan]

yep I know that, but since most people who get my tweets don't get them from anyone else, I don't see a reason to confuse the many folks who don't live on twitter

but hey, thanks for the vocab lesson :)


I'm just here for the "twitters".

:D:D;)
AZfan