At TCD we hold ourselves to high journalistic standards, similar to those of the NY Times. Per company policy, as at the NY Times, use of the world "tweet" in blogs should henceforth only apply to appropriate ornithological contexts.
Seriously. According to reports, Phil Corbett, the newest standards editor at the New York Times, has banned usage of the term in NYT articles. Despite being on Twitter, I really, really applaud this move. Especially the line in the memo he reportedly sent out to staff this morning that said, "some social-media fans may disagree, but outside of ornithological contexts, “tweet” has not yet achieved the status of standard English."
Cheers, Phil Corbett.
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