Comments on: I read your twit, therefore I [and you] exist. http://extanz.com/2008/10/08/i-read-your-twit-therefore-i-and-you-exist/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Walker Thompson http://extanz.com/2008/10/08/i-read-your-twit-therefore-i-and-you-exist/#comment-31 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:26:47 +0000 http://extanz.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-31 Great post… I’m new to the TWEET. I think the action of twitter is great, but I don’t like to use it just in Twitter alone. I think the best interaction of tweets occurs on Facebook, LinkedIN, etc. Basically, tweets works best in a larger network…

]]> By: Jared http://extanz.com/2008/10/08/i-read-your-twit-therefore-i-and-you-exist/#comment-30 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:13:55 +0000 http://extanz.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-30 Ah ha!

I wondered if that might be the case….

In any event, a well-written post.

]]> By: Kirsten Broadfoot http://extanz.com/2008/10/08/i-read-your-twit-therefore-i-and-you-exist/#comment-28 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:03:53 +0000 http://extanz.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-28 Hi Jared,

Thanks so much for your comment! You are indeed correct, and actually, I was being deliberate in my use of the word ‘twit’ as per its dictionary definition as you pointed out. It was tongue in cheek :)

I grew up in a place where people were regularly called ‘twits’ and so I have always been culturally amused by this phenomenon. In fact, to ‘twitter about’ where I come from, is to spend your time frivolously on meaningless activities….

Maybe you are right….. a new definition would be good….

]]> By: Jared http://extanz.com/2008/10/08/i-read-your-twit-therefore-i-and-you-exist/#comment-27 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:37:40 +0000 http://extanz.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-27 Just a quick clarification….

“Twit” isn’t the correct usage here.

To “twit” is defined by Merriam-Webster as:
1 : to subject to light ridicule or reproach
2 : to make fun of as a fault

To “twitter” is (definition again from m-w):
intransitive verb
1: to utter successive chirping noises
2 a: to talk in a chattering fashion b: giggle , titter3: to tremble with agitation : flutter
transitive verb
1: to utter in chirps or twitters
2: to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter

In this case, I believe the correct usage would be “twitter”, using the intransitive 2a definition from above, when using the word as a verb.

When using it as a noun, you should most assuredly use “tweet”, not “twit”.

I have seen “tweet” used online as a verb to describe the act of posting on Twitter. However, “tweet” is only officially defined as a noun.

Perhaps we will see a new definition in the future?

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