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minus-squareDr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down3·11 months agoMy only question is do we pronounce the “x” in xitter like “x” would be pronounced in a Chinese word? “Sh-itter”?
minus-squaresmoothbrain coldtakes@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·11 months agoYes, it is pronounced Shitter, and Tweets are now Toots.
minus-squareBeetschnapps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoYea I always used “Xcreations”. Nothing but shit anyways…
minus-squareNekkoDroid@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoDo NOT associate Mastodon stuff with that shit
minus-squareDarthBueller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoWhat term constituted “mastodon stuff” to prompt your comment? Haven’t yet tried mastodon so just curious.
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoA guy pledged a bunch of money to the creator of Mastodon if he named the posts “toots”. So the name stuck and Mastodon got a bunch of server and development funds.
minus-squareMartinXYZ@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoThat’s how I’ve been doing it.
My only question is do we pronounce the “x” in xitter like “x” would be pronounced in a Chinese word? “Sh-itter”?
Yes, it is pronounced Shitter, and Tweets are now Toots.
X-creets
Yea I always used “Xcreations”. Nothing but shit anyways…
Do NOT associate Mastodon stuff with that shit
What term constituted “mastodon stuff” to prompt your comment? Haven’t yet tried mastodon so just curious.
A guy pledged a bunch of money to the creator of Mastodon if he named the posts “toots”. So the name stuck and Mastodon got a bunch of server and development funds.
Toots
Tweets are now Sharts!
That’s how I’ve been doing it.
I just pronounce it as ten.