[Ads-l] to X-tweet [was: Noun: Hump day]

[Barretts Mail]

Certainly “cross-tweet” is in use, though I’d never heard of it; it certainly seems like a reasonable interpretation of that 2009 citation. It appears you have to an X account to search on the platform. I looked only on Google and found only the citations I provided after filtering out false positives, such as people whose names end in “X”.

Both of my citations, however, seem to mean “X (formerly known as Twitter)”. 

WRT to “xeet", SpeechModification provides four pronunciations, beginning with the sounds z, zh, sh, eks. She notes that “xeet” is likely to soon fade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n42mjS5lZRM&themeRefresh=1

Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
Formerly of Seattle, WA

> On Dec 1, 2023, at 21:25, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for exploring this interesting topic, Benjamin.
> It looks like the verb form "xeeted" with the desired sense was used
> the day after the name change from twitter to X was revealed.
> 
> [Begin tweet info]
> https://x.com/jimmyjbol/status/1646158354606174210
> jimmy @jimmyjbol
> just xeeted the funniest thing
> [See embedded tweet info]
> 10:28 AM · Apr 12, 2023
> [End tweet info]
> 
> [Begin embedded tweet]
> https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1645898489031802881
> Dexerto @Dexerto
> Twitter changed their name to X Corp.
> 5:15 PM · Apr 11, 2023
> [End embedded tweet]
> 
> The verb "x-tweet" is tricky to trace because it has been used on
> twitter for many years. I am not sure of the meaning in these old
> tweets. It may mean "cross-tweet".
> 
> [Begin tweet info]
> https://x.com/_andreatoole/status/1184370349
> Andrea Toole @_andreatoole
> (x-tweeted) If I had $90 to spare, this "Spoon Dating" event might be
> fun: http://tinyurl.com/an8krs
> 3:26 PM · Feb 6, 2009
> [End tweet info]
> 
> Garson
> 
> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 11:51 AM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In the quoted email below, Garson O’Toole uses the verb “to x-tweet.”
>> 
>> Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Rebrand_to_X) cites Elon Musk calling ’Twitter” “X/Twitter” as early as June 30 of this year. I found only two citations of “x-tweet” on Google, though I searched only for “x tweeted” and “x tweeting”:
>> 
>> 1. Alex Segura, Lisa Jewell & SA Crosby Write Adult Marvel Crime Novels
>> 1 Aug 2023
>> Rich Johnston
>> https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alex-segura-lisa-jewell-sa-crosby-write-adult-marvel-crime-novels/
>> 
>> ###
>> SA Cosby X/tweeted "Sweet Christmas!!!!
>> ###
>> ###
>> 
>> “to xeet” (many instances are on the internet) is earlier on the page:
>> 
>> ###
>> On X/Twitter, Seguar tweeted/xeeted "I'm writing a DAREDEVIL CRIME NOVEL.
>> ###
>> ###
>> 
>> 
>> 2. Republican presidential debate at UA will compete with distractions
>> 24 Nov 2023
>> Jim Zeigler
>> https://1819news.com/news/item/republican-presidential-debate-at-ua-will-compete-with-distractions
>> 
>> ###
>> It will be front and center of the ever-nearer presidential election cycle. It will be nationally televised, streamed, X-tweeted, and covered by national and international news media.
>> ###
>> ###


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