twitterism

See also: Twitterism

English

Noun

twitterism (plural twitterisms)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Twitterism.
   • 2012, Brian J. Dixon, Social Media for School Leaders: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Most Out of Facebook, Twitter, and Other Essential Web Tools, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN:

     The 140-character limit on messages has caused Twitter users to create and modify their own shorthand codes to help users better use the service and communicate with each other. To help get you up to speed, here are a few of the most common “twitterisms.”

   • 2017, Rebecca L. Oxford, Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies: Self-Regulation in Context (Applied Linguistics in Action), 2nd edition, New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 266:

     There are always newly coined slang terms, fresh idioms, and these days unexpected “twitterisms” to deal with.

   • 2018, Tamara Bibby, The Creative Self: Psychoanalysis, Teaching and Learning in the Classroom (Foundations and Futures of Education), Routledge, →ISBN:

     Text speak and the rise of twitterisms like this one (In My Honest Opinion) are causing all sorts of difficulties for grammar and spelling purists.