Danny Mekic , ICT and internet expert, host WN
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:43 am
Jos Govaart , entrepreneur, consultant hybrid PR Coopr. @JosGovaart
“Twitter provides a language that is not comparable to written or spoken language. Neither the texts I write nor the conversations I have are comparable to the language I use on Twitter.
However, I do not see Twitter language as a deterioration of language. Twitter language adds something to the language we already use. In my opinion, it is not a substitute. The best Twitter users, in my opinion, are also the people who can be creative in those 140 characters.”
Xaviera Ringeling , social media and web specialist, owner Contentgirls. @contentgirl
“As far as I am concerned, it is a combination of spoken and written language. And that applies not only to Twitter, but to the entire web. The combination lies in the informal character (spoken language), while observing the language rules (written language). In short, you can say that the web, and therefore also Twitter, is informal.
We address each other with 'you' and 'you', and not only individuals but also companies kuwait phone number list do that. And even when companies use the 'u' form, the language on good websites is still informal. That's not so strange, because we don't only use the web in a business environment, but also when we're hanging out on the couch at home with curlers in, pyjamas on and panda bear eyes. So the web is very personal. And in a personal environment we feel comfortable enough to communicate as we do with our friends. Like in the old days, when you sent a letter to a friend, you did so in colloquial language (heyyy, weirdo - everything okay with you), while when you wrote a letter to a business contact you made sure you adhered to all the rules.
Informal, but since we are all so hard on personal branding, we all make sure that we remain polite. In our language use and the extent to which we adhere to formal language rules. Who knows who else is reading along.”
“In the past, you did indeed have two categories of language. Spoken language, the concise choice of words and sentence structures in verbal conversations, and written language, which generally refers to a more formal, long-winded way of formulating texts. With more attention.
“Twitter provides a language that is not comparable to written or spoken language. Neither the texts I write nor the conversations I have are comparable to the language I use on Twitter.
However, I do not see Twitter language as a deterioration of language. Twitter language adds something to the language we already use. In my opinion, it is not a substitute. The best Twitter users, in my opinion, are also the people who can be creative in those 140 characters.”
Xaviera Ringeling , social media and web specialist, owner Contentgirls. @contentgirl
“As far as I am concerned, it is a combination of spoken and written language. And that applies not only to Twitter, but to the entire web. The combination lies in the informal character (spoken language), while observing the language rules (written language). In short, you can say that the web, and therefore also Twitter, is informal.
We address each other with 'you' and 'you', and not only individuals but also companies kuwait phone number list do that. And even when companies use the 'u' form, the language on good websites is still informal. That's not so strange, because we don't only use the web in a business environment, but also when we're hanging out on the couch at home with curlers in, pyjamas on and panda bear eyes. So the web is very personal. And in a personal environment we feel comfortable enough to communicate as we do with our friends. Like in the old days, when you sent a letter to a friend, you did so in colloquial language (heyyy, weirdo - everything okay with you), while when you wrote a letter to a business contact you made sure you adhered to all the rules.
Informal, but since we are all so hard on personal branding, we all make sure that we remain polite. In our language use and the extent to which we adhere to formal language rules. Who knows who else is reading along.”
“In the past, you did indeed have two categories of language. Spoken language, the concise choice of words and sentence structures in verbal conversations, and written language, which generally refers to a more formal, long-winded way of formulating texts. With more attention.