new words appear on twitter
I. Introduction
Twitter is one of the most popular social media website in this era. Many people use twitter to be connected to others, business, or just to get along with trend. Behind the popularity of twitter, it is also gave effect in language field where it brings out new words which once only used for the site then become popular among the social media world. In this paper, I want to explain the some new words from twitter.
II. New words
a. Data
No.
New Words
Phonetic Transcription
Etymology
Meaning
1.
Tweeps (n)
/twi:ps/
A person 's followers in social media website Twitter.
2.
Tweetable (Adj.)
/’twi:təb(ə)l/
Tweet + -able
Suitable for posting in social media website Twitter.
3.
Tweetup (n)
/’twi:tʌp/
Tweet + up
A meeting or other gathering organized by means of posts on the social media website Twitter.
4
Twitting (v)
/’twi:tiŋ/
Tweet + -ing
Making a post on social media website Twitter.
5.
Hashtag (n)
/’haʃtaɡ/
Hash + tag
A word or phrase proceeded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic.
III. The Use Of The Words
Some of the words existing on the list above can only be use for certain social media, not like other words that usually had multiple meanings like for examples:
a. Bow
Weapon to shot projectiles with. “He shot the deer with his bow and arrow.
A long wooden stick with horse hair that used to play string instruments such as violin. “She broke her bow in her last recital”.
b. Fluke
Unlikely chance occurrence; especially a surprising piece of luck. “Their triumph was no fluke”.
A parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. "In Asia the species is known to host parasitic lung flukes, which can infect humans if the crabs are eaten undercooked."
(Oxford Dictionary)
The words tweeting, tweetable, tweeps, and tweetup only has one meaning that show the person’s activity in twitter world. Here are some sentences that show how the words used.
i. Tweeting
Act of
Twitter is one of the most popular social media website in this era. Many people use twitter to be connected to others, business, or just to get along with trend. Behind the popularity of twitter, it is also gave effect in language field where it brings out new words which once only used for the site then become popular among the social media world. In this paper, I want to explain the some new words from twitter.
II. New words
a. Data
No.
New Words
Phonetic Transcription
Etymology
Meaning
1.
Tweeps (n)
/twi:ps/
A person 's followers in social media website Twitter.
2.
Tweetable (Adj.)
/’twi:təb(ə)l/
Tweet + -able
Suitable for posting in social media website Twitter.
3.
Tweetup (n)
/’twi:tʌp/
Tweet + up
A meeting or other gathering organized by means of posts on the social media website Twitter.
4
Twitting (v)
/’twi:tiŋ/
Tweet + -ing
Making a post on social media website Twitter.
5.
Hashtag (n)
/’haʃtaɡ/
Hash + tag
A word or phrase proceeded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic.
III. The Use Of The Words
Some of the words existing on the list above can only be use for certain social media, not like other words that usually had multiple meanings like for examples:
a. Bow
Weapon to shot projectiles with. “He shot the deer with his bow and arrow.
A long wooden stick with horse hair that used to play string instruments such as violin. “She broke her bow in her last recital”.
b. Fluke
Unlikely chance occurrence; especially a surprising piece of luck. “Their triumph was no fluke”.
A parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. "In Asia the species is known to host parasitic lung flukes, which can infect humans if the crabs are eaten undercooked."
(Oxford Dictionary)
The words tweeting, tweetable, tweeps, and tweetup only has one meaning that show the person’s activity in twitter world. Here are some sentences that show how the words used.
i. Tweeting
Act of
Bibliography: www.twitter.com www.oxforddictionaries.com Hornby, A.S. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 8th Edition.Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2010 New Words Appear On Twitter Stefani Amanda Anggi Riany 124214130