Comments on: Grammar 101: Tweeting.

By: NicholasPR

NicholasPR — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:28:02 +0000

I think English is just one of those languages with a whole host of exceptions to the rules. It doesn’t all have to make sense, especially as language is intently changing and evolving. What was grammar like in Shakespearian time?

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:25:16 +0000

Oops, I shall make the change.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:03 +0000

If that were the case, then ‘facebooking’, ‘myspacing’ and ‘youtubing’ could be a verb, but they’re not. And if they were, they’d mean something completely different than ‘tweeting’. It’s like adding -ing to a brand or service. You don’t go “Fording”, you buy the car and you drive it. Another example: Spas. You don’t go ‘spa-ing’, you go to the spa. It’s an English grammar nuance that drives me nuts.

By: NicholasPR

NicholasPR — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:47:58 +0000

Maybe Twittering is the collective use of making a 140 character post and tweeting refers to one individual. Just a thought!

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:24:11 +0000

I'm glad I could be a source of inspiration. On a side note, I wasn't an English major. I had English Lit as my minor. I majored in Psychology.