1twit·ter
Pronunciation: \ˈtwi-tər\
Function: verb
1: to utter successive chirping noises
2 a: to talk in a chattering fashion b: giggle, titter
3: to tremble with agitation : flutter
I LOVE WORDS! I love their ancestry. I love their power. And I love the way they taste when well spoken. Any word, when deeply considered, can launch a thousand stories (think “grass” or “dress”). One word, at the perfect moment, can change a life (think “yes”). I love words.
Twitter is a word. In fact, twitter is a great word! It’s onomatopoetic (I never get to use that!), meaning the word sounds like its sense. It evokes all sorts of images: small birds twitching on limbs; adolescent friends’ high-pitched and ceaseless chatter; an uncontrollable shaking brought on by nervousness.
But it is not a word that evokes the strength, scope and utility it has newly come to represent!
I was a non-believer. I am transformed. This is why…
