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What do the Twitter punctuation marks mean? - Black Cat Person - 10-03-2012 04:28 AM
I was going to use it, but there were so many @s, #s, !s, etc. I nearly had SEIZURES! What the hell are they doing? Is it some type of secret code??? Are they swearing, funny page style?? Can't people speak in ENGLISH anymore???
- ozboz48 - 10-03-2012 04:36 AM
Yes, they can.
Can you express frustration without making fun of people with seizure disorders?
Just saying.
- Tim Xd - 10-03-2012 04:36 AM
Well, I know that @ is for mentioning other users. Like if I say "@TiMTxD Wow, you must have really enjoyed that video. You haven't stopped talking about it!", then it will post it on my Twitter Page for me to read. You put # before a trend of sorts. Let's say you are just watching the X-Games. This is what you would put. "I'm watching the #xgames right now. Who else is?" It would show up with other people using the #xgames tag in their tweet. As for !, I'm not sure.