The Origin of Tweet • furbo.org
© 2021 Craig Hockenberry The Origin of Tweet Last week, one of my colleagues informed me that the word “tweet” was now included in the Oxford English Dictionary (see “Quiet announcement” at the end of the page.) The noun and verb tweet (in the social-networking sense) has just been added to the OED. This breaks at least one OED rule, namely that a new word needs to be current for ten years before consideration for inclusion. But it seems to be catching on. John Simpson Oxford English Dictionary It’s not everyday that a word you helped create gets added to this prestigious pub...
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