Lesson No 28 C—-Vocabulary And Phrases For Twitter

Here are some common terms and phrases used on Twitter:

General Terms

  • Tweet: A short message posted on Twitter.
  • Twitter user: Someone who has a Twitter account.
  • Timeline: The feed of tweets that a user sees.
  • Retweet: Sharing someone else’s tweet.
  • Like: Showing approval of a tweet.
  • Reply: Responding to a tweet.
  • Hashtag: A word or phrase preceded by a hashtag symbol (#) used to categorize and search for tweets.
  • Mention: Referring to another user by their username (e.g., @username).
  • DM: Direct message, a private message sent between two Twitter users.
  • Trending: A topic that is being discussed widely on Twitter.

Twitter Slang

  • LOL: Laughing out loud
  • LMAO: Laughing my ass off
  • ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
  • BRB: Be right back
  • TTYL: Talk to you later
  • OMG: Oh my God
  • FTW: For the win

Example sentences:

  • I just tweeted a funny meme.
  • I’m following a lot of news accounts on Twitter.
  • Let’s retweet this tweet about climate change.
  • I’m going to reply to this person’s tweet.
  • The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter is trending today.
See also  Unit 17: Basic Parts of Speech: Adverbs

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