Random Note for WOTY #15

[Laurence Horn]

On Dec 19, 2013, at 10:29 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:

> David Barnhart wrote:
>> Here's another item for the grist mill: _ Twitterpocalypse_ ??? (Nexis 3
>> quotes, 3 sources, 5 years)
>
> There are also some shorter forms of Twitterpocalypse:
>
> Twitterocalypse
> Twitpocalypse
> Twitocalypse
>
> Below are some Google matches:
>
> The Twitterocalypse is Here - But Not on SMS - One Man and His Blog
> http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2008/08/the_twitterocalypse_is_here_-.html
> by Adam Tinworth - in 1,712 Google+ circles
> Aug 14, 2008 - It was only once I picked up the ol' iPhone and opened
> Twitterific that it became clear that the Twitterocalypse was upon us.
> Twitter has ...
>
> Twitter Moves Up The Twitpocalypse. All Hell May Break Loose ...
> http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/12/all-hell-may-break-loose-on-twitter-in-2-hours/
> Jun 12, 2009 - Twitter users, the Twitpocalypse is upon us.
> Twitpocalypse is the name given to a bug that's about to be exposed.
> Apparently, it's similar to the ...
>
> Twitter survives Twitocalypse, though some apps don't - The Guardian
> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/jun/14/twitter-twitocalypse
> www.theguardian.com › News › Technology › Technology blog‎
> by Charles Arthur - in 5,821 Google+ circles
> Jun 14, 2009 - Reading this having clicked through via Twitter? Then
> you've not suffered the problem that a lot of people did today when
> the number of Twitter ...
>
> Also the shortened twittergeddon: twitgeddon

As someone who doesn't use Twitter at all (I take old Polonius's advice--"Neither a tweeter nor a follower be") I vote for Twittergeddon.  It works better rythmically than most of the other options, and in non-rhotic dialects it's homophonous with Twit-ageddon.

LH
>
> That's rough, buddy., so, today Jared Padalecki finally got himself a ...
> http://viria.tumblr.com/post/6182328831/so-today-jared-padalecki-finally-got-himself-a-twitter
> so, today Jared Padalecki finally got himself a twitter account..
> guys, we're done! the twitgeddon is here!! deaddollsdontcry: “ he's
> already trending worldwide ...
>
> Garson
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