Every time I say things like “I Twittered a friend of mine the other day”, I can’t help but think “hope my wife doesn’t find out”. Why does saying the word Twitter make me feel dirty? Is it because it sounds like tittilate or tickle? Perhaps it brings to mind other “tw” words.
By definition, Twitter is the succession of high-pitched chirps uttered by birds. Nothing dirty about that, right? So why do I feel like such a dirty-birdy? Am I alone?
