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Why do people always say, “formerly known as Twitter” every time they reference “X”
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:34 am
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:34 am
I’m not a big social media person. I know the name changed.
Did they not want to be known as Twitter anymore?
I feel like it’s been at least a year since the change. Why are people still saying, “blah blah said blah blah on X, formerly known as Twitter” ?
Did they not want to be known as Twitter anymore?
I feel like it’s been at least a year since the change. Why are people still saying, “blah blah said blah blah on X, formerly known as Twitter” ?
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Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:35 am to TackySweater
See also: symbol, formerly known as Prince
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:36 am to TackySweater
It's the proper way to reference the platform in formal written pieces given the recent name change.
I still call it Twitter, though.
I still call it Twitter, though.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:36 am to TackySweater
I just still call it Twitter because for some reason calling it "X" just seems weird to me.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:37 am to TackySweater
Because it's a stupid name and everybody still thinks of it as Twitter.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:38 am to North Dallas Tiger
quote:
It's the proper way to reference the platform in formal written pieces
Why? If they wanted to get away from the name “Twitter” why is it proper to still use it when talking about it?
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:40 am to TackySweater
Just call it TPFKAT. (The Platform Formerly Known As Twitter)
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:41 am to TackySweater
quote:For clarification purposes as some readers may not be aware of the name change.
Why?
This post was edited on 10/1/24 at 11:41 am
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:42 am to TackySweater
quote:
Why?
So they will know it used to be Twitter?
This post was edited on 10/1/24 at 11:43 am
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:42 am to TackySweater
His mama named him Clay...Ima call him Clay
Posted on 10/1/24 at 11:59 am to TackySweater
It will always be Twitter to me. X just sounds stupid
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:00 pm to TackySweater
Tell them to stop dead naming
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:00 pm to TackySweater
quote:
I know the name changed.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:02 pm to TackySweater
A lot of people still call it Twitter to try to get under Musk’s skin
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:03 pm to TackySweater
Because renaming it X was stupid.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:06 pm to TackySweater
Shiiiit …. liberal media still say “ Myanmar, formerly known as Burma“. Only been 35 years since they changed names.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:08 pm to TackySweater
x as a letter is already in regular usage throughout our language, and no one should expect to co-opt the letter and demand the world to immediately forget all former usages.
also, # = pound or number
also, # = pound or number
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:10 pm to danilo
quote:
liberal media still say “ Myanmar, formerly known as Burma“. Only been 35 years since they changed names.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:11 pm to Chucktown_Badger
When you write something on X is it still a tweet or did we change the name?
Posted on 10/1/24 at 12:12 pm to TackySweater
Because X is also used as sort of a wildcard like Citizen "X" or brand "X" or Team "X".
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