{"id":29762,"date":"2022-07-22T16:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=29762"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:12:34","slug":"what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"What is the S Word on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3b8659cd7c\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3b8659cd7c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3b8659cd7c\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#What_is_the_S_Word_on_Twitter\" title=\"What is the S Word on Twitter?\">What is the S Word on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#ratioed_or_ratioed_on_twitter\" title=\"ra*tioed or ra*tioed on twitter\">ra*tioed or ra*tioed on twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#Co-twitterer\" title=\"Co-twitterer\">Co-twitterer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#Detweet\" title=\"Detweet\">Detweet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#Signing_off\" title=\"Signing off\">Signing off<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-s-word-on-twitter\/#Hashtag\" title=\"Hashtag\">Hashtag<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_S_Word_on_Twitter\"><\/span>What is the S Word on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:33% max-height:292px;\" alt=\"What is the S word on twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Oe6JDkQ.jpg\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>In an effort to prevent tweets that are ra*tioed on Twitter, I&#8217;m going to take a look at some of the most common terms that people use. In this article, I&#8217;ll explain the meanings of the terms RT, Co-twitterer, Detweet, and Sign off. This will help you avoid any embarrassing situations, so make sure you read the whole thing!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ratioed_or_ratioed_on_twitter\"><\/span>ra*tioed or ra*tioed on twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;S&#8221; is the most-used acronym in Twitter, but its usage can be confusing for the uninitiated. To help users navigate the social network, The Next Web has created a handy guide that explains what this acronym means. It&#8217;s a common sign-off on Twitter, with the user stating &#8220;Best Regards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Slang for Twitter uses the @ sign to indicate many different things. It could be a word like &#8220;twab,&#8221; which means to tweet behind someone else&#8217;s back, or a general complaint to no one in particular. Other terms are TBT, or Throwback Thursday. Some people also call themselves &#8220;twitterpated&#8221; after posting a tweet that makes them feel rage-filled. But despite the many slang phrases, Twitter still manages to remain a popular social network.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Co-twitterer\"><\/span>Co-twitterer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When tweeting with someone, you&#8217;re referred to as a co-twitterer, or the second person on Twitter. When you are co-tweeting, the other person on Twitter will reply to your tweet, which is another way to say &#8220;thank you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detweet\"><\/span>Detweet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever seen a tweet that seems to be expressing subjective belief? Perhaps you read a news article and it was titled &#8220;Ebola Outbreak.&#8221; If so, you may be wondering how the news article could convey the factual information about the disease outbreak in Africa. Or maybe you read a tweet about villages being abandoned in Sierra Leone, which seems to be an opinionated tweet. These examples were automatically harvested from various news websites. The words in the tweets were not selected by a team at Merriam-Webster or any other dictionary, but are rather based on the opinion of the author.<\/p>\n<p>Tweeters tend to add more color and emotion to their language than their non-Twitterers counterparts. This shows a closeness to their audience, akin to the intimacy of in-group communication. There are some words that Twitterers have coined, like OCT, an acronym for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Others are acronyms such as P.T. or P.S., which stands for Post Tweet or Post Scriptum. To detweet a tweet, sign out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signing_off\"><\/span>Signing off<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to sign off on Twitter. The first is to add a personal touch. Twitter users like to tell stories on their timelines, so they often shorten words or use abbreviations to fit in the limited number of characters. An example of a short sign-off on Twitter is &#8220;atp,&#8221; which means &#8220;bye for now.&#8221; Another common sign-off is &#8220;best regards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hashtag\"><\/span>Hashtag<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s the Hashtag of the S word on Twitter? It&#8217;s a new way to categorize digital content. Using a hashtag as a label adds transparency and accountability to patient-provider interactions, and it helps shape the public&#8217;s image of clinicians. And with more than one billion people using Twitter, it&#8217;s a great learning tool, too. Here are some of the most popular hashtags.<\/p>\n<p>#Hashtag: The &#8220;#&#8221; symbol has many different meanings in American English. 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