marlies Feb 26
The vatican needed a latin word for tweet, because the pope tweets. Or tweeted, I suppose, given the whole dead or dying situation. Anyway, they call them breviloquia (s breviloquium) which is honestly a great word even tho it’s not very brief itself. Given its nature and etymology I think we should be able to use it platform-independently and apply it to toots, skeets and even Truths as well. Anyway thank you for reading this breviloquium.
Show threadjandiFeb 26

@marlies What's the abbreviation? BL? Bre? Bum?

Ain't nobody got time to write that!

Show threadmarlies Feb 26
@jandi I’d say BQ
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@marlies Grammatically suspect and already a trademark, difficult task!

Edit: Trademark problem solved, they went bankrupt! There's a future for bq!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BQ_%28company%29

BQ (company) - Wikipedia

Feb 26 at 10:27pmWeb
Show threadLollylandFeb 26
@jandi @marlies it would still be weird for people who used their products tho (my first smartphone!!)
Show threadCallistoFeb 27
@jandi @marlies geez every runner, ex-runner or family member of a runner knows what BQ stands for
Show threadjandiFeb 27
@callisto @marlies Ok, ok, we're picking brev, is brev something too? https://www.islandbridgerunner.com/post/what-does-it-mean-to-bq
What Does it Mean to BQ?

Boston Qualifier. A time run on a certified marathon distance course under the qualifying time for your age and gender. Basically, your ticket to the most historic, and arguably, the most prestigious marathon in the world. At least that’s how it used to work. For the past few years, people who had a BQ, who met the qualifying standard, were not necessarily accepted into the big race. The Boston Athletic Association receives entries from anyone meeting the qualifying standard, but only accepts th

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Show threadMia ‘Meetings? I Abstain’ Luna TearmoonFeb 27
@marlies @callisto @jandi mate it's hard to explain mate it's just like one day you'll just be wif your mates having a look in jd and you might fancy curry club at the 'Spoons but your lad Calum who's an absolute ledge and the archbishop of banterbury will be like 'brevs lets have a cheeky nandos instead." and you'll think "Top. Let's smash it."
Show threadMia ‘Meetings? I Abstain’ Luna TearmoonFeb 27
@callisto @jandi @marlies (I sincerely apologise but your post gave me the excuse to bring this gem back from oblivion)
Show threadjandiFeb 27
@mia @callisto @marlies No apologies, thanks, I loved it! Colorful writing!
Show threadjandiFeb 27
@mia @callisto @marlies For today's other 9999: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66021/new-meaning-cheeky-thats-got-americans-confused
The New Meaning of 'Cheeky' That's Confusing Americans

How is language evolving on the internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication.

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Show threadMia ‘Meetings? I Abstain’ Luna TearmoonFeb 27

@jandi @callisto @marlies oh that one has the source, I had to quote from memory and on my phone because I failed to find it

thanks!

Show threadMia ‘Meetings? I Abstain’ Luna TearmoonFeb 27
@jandi @callisto @marlies also there's an Australian adaptation which I also love:
Show threadMia ‘Meetings? I Abstain’ Luna TearmoonFeb 27
@jandi @callisto @marlies expletives galore but it's Australian outback so…
Show threadJaneishlyFeb 27
@jandi @callisto @marlies "brev" is Swedish for letter, and they (at least the older ones) often use it for emails too! So that would work.
Show threadEvil Jim O’DonnellFeb 27
@jandi @callisto @marlies brev, let’s have a cheeky Nando’s.
Show threadGraeme HiltonFeb 27
@jandi @marlies I thought you meant B&Q, I had no idea there was a BQ.