twit·terv. twit·tered, twit·ter·ing, twit·ters
v.intr.
1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
2.
a. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner: twittering over office gossip.
b. To giggle nervously; titter.
3. To tremble with nervous agitation or excitement.
v.tr.
To utter or say with a twitter: twittered a greeting.
n.
1.
a. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
b. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.
2. Agitation or excitement; flutter.
[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]
I'm not entirely sure what this word has to do with 2-liner commentaries on www.twitter.com, yet that is what they choose to call it. I actually hate to think that my random insanities are considered chirping, fluttering, or 'god-help-us' giggling. Maybe it's referencing a cheerleaderesque inability to think more than one poorly constructed sentence at a time. Maybe it alludes to the a.d.d. mentality of modern mankind.
Personally I find it to be a great place for those random comments/thoughts that you just feel the need to present aloud. You know the ones: those statements non right-brainers open their mouth to blurt out only to realize the cat is the only one in the room with them, and it is already looking at said left-brainer like they're an idiot just for trying to have a thought worth hearing. The right-brainers of course simply blurt it out already having come to terms with their cat, and are just happy that it can't actually respond in English. There are those of us that will say such thoughts to any 'ole inanimate object just as readily as to the cat, dog, starving plant, or well displayed action figure.
There is also the amusement factor. Whether from an educational institution, famous actor, professional comedian, disturbing mom's-basement-xeno-nerd, busy/tired worker, or just your friends that like typing long blogs about as much as cleaning their toilet, there is a consistent flow of funny and informative commentary to be found on twitter. The odd set up of replies aside, and the generally non user friendly formatting aside, 20 seconds on your keyboard and your 'followers' (i do like that term....brings to mind minions, and minions are always good) will have a candid moment in your shoes. Well....in your cyber shoes I guess. They may or may not smell better.
Actual blogs are wonderful rantings, full of everything form diamonds to the stank on shit. The same range exists in twitters, but in smaller doses. Good for quick amusement. Admittedly lazier and clearly less involved I am still amused and occasionally enlightened by these chirps and flutters. Maybe I like the idea of people being able to read the things that I would otherwise only spew silently to the cosmos. I do have a tendency to leave similar kinds of commentary to offline friends on messengers and cell txts though. Maybe my inner thoughts are made of tremulous and successive blips. I may have been bored or beaten into the U.S. attention debt, with no life but to tell the internet what i had for breakfast. My mind may be amused because its only other use is to fertilize my hair. Maybe all of these horrors are true.....or maybe I'm just agitated and like to giggle in my head.
P.S.
My Twitter: @Caerigna
P.P.S.
lol changed pic 4/10/2009, couldn't resist teh funneh.
[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]
I'm not entirely sure what this word has to do with 2-liner commentaries on www.twitter.com, yet that is what they choose to call it. I actually hate to think that my random insanities are considered chirping, fluttering, or 'god-help-us' giggling. Maybe it's referencing a cheerleaderesque inability to think more than one poorly constructed sentence at a time. Maybe it alludes to the a.d.d. mentality of modern mankind.
Personally I find it to be a great place for those random comments/thoughts that you just feel the need to present aloud. You know the ones: those statements non right-brainers open their mouth to blurt out only to realize the cat is the only one in the room with them, and it is already looking at said left-brainer like they're an idiot just for trying to have a thought worth hearing. The right-brainers of course simply blurt it out already having come to terms with their cat, and are just happy that it can't actually respond in English. There are those of us that will say such thoughts to any 'ole inanimate object just as readily as to the cat, dog, starving plant, or well displayed action figure.
There is also the amusement factor. Whether from an educational institution, famous actor, professional comedian, disturbing mom's-basement-xeno-nerd, busy/tired worker, or just your friends that like typing long blogs about as much as cleaning their toilet, there is a consistent flow of funny and informative commentary to be found on twitter. The odd set up of replies aside, and the generally non user friendly formatting aside, 20 seconds on your keyboard and your 'followers' (i do like that term....brings to mind minions, and minions are always good) will have a candid moment in your shoes. Well....in your cyber shoes I guess. They may or may not smell better.
Actual blogs are wonderful rantings, full of everything form diamonds to the stank on shit. The same range exists in twitters, but in smaller doses. Good for quick amusement. Admittedly lazier and clearly less involved I am still amused and occasionally enlightened by these chirps and flutters. Maybe I like the idea of people being able to read the things that I would otherwise only spew silently to the cosmos. I do have a tendency to leave similar kinds of commentary to offline friends on messengers and cell txts though. Maybe my inner thoughts are made of tremulous and successive blips. I may have been bored or beaten into the U.S. attention debt, with no life but to tell the internet what i had for breakfast. My mind may be amused because its only other use is to fertilize my hair. Maybe all of these horrors are true.....or maybe I'm just agitated and like to giggle in my head.
P.S.
My Twitter: @Caerigna
P.P.S.
lol changed pic 4/10/2009, couldn't resist teh funneh.
