What is social media also called (phrase)
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The rapid-fire proliferation of social media networks over the past five years—from Twitter to Instagram to Vine to Snapchat—has fueled a real conundrum for people who otherwise put a lot of thought into the written word. To truly participate in any particular platform requires posting multiple times a day, which presents a real challenge for those who, well, aren’t always sure what to say. Not everyone is attending a wedding in Morocco, eating a five-star meal, or wearing something particularly fabulous all the time. Not everyone has news worth sharing several times a day.
To make matters worse, the vast majority of social activity doesn’t even involve sharing important news or information—it’s about reacting to someone else’s activity, even if said post isn’t particularly ground-breaking, or all-together different from something else posted elsewhere. As Steve Bryant, the executive editor of InsideHook, puts it: “Everything on the Internet trends towards sameness … Every site you go to, you see the same five stories. The same five links. On twitter, on Slate, on Facebook, on CNN, on whatever. Same f—king thing, over and over again. Everybody RTs the same s—t.”
Language on social media isn’t all that different—in fact, it’s kind of an echo chamber when it comes to language, with phrases that are the mental equivalent of generic Magic 8-Ball answers. Maybe it’s because everyone wants to be heard, but at the same time no one wants to appear too different. Social media director Cannon Hodge (who at one point was the online voice of Bergdorf Goodman) explains: “Language always adapts and progresses. In this hyper-pixel era, generations have been conditioned to think and speak in sound bytes, emojis. Once upon a time, Dickensian-length sentences emoted page upon page upon page—but no one has the attention for that anymore. #TBT replaces Wordsworth’s Spots of Time because, sadly, we’ve altered the way we process memories and consume information. That said, the pineapple emoji is a valid response to almost everything.”
The virality of social media also can’t be ignored. Corey Kindberg, Associate Editor at The Luxury Spot and an avid social media user, highlights the fact that there are a slew of sub-sets of people on various platforms, and yet it’s amazing how quickly a hashtag or turn of phrase will travel. “Once a catchphrase really picks up in a sub-set, it’s usually picked up on a larger scale platform.”
And thusly, we see the rise of a ton of phrases on social media that basically are a way of say something … without really saying anything at all. Wondering what to say when one simply wants to share, say, a hilarious personality quiz, or something particularly funny that a friend wrote on Twitter? (A simple retweet often feels stale.) How should one comment on a photo of a friend’s scrumptious-looking breakfast? (“Delicious!” seems so obvious.) The key, you’ll see, is brevity and indirectness—character counts matter, and addressing something directly risks an actual opinion.
Here, we break down 35 words, phases, and acronyms you should start incorporating today—along with how to use ’em.
This
This.
So much this.
The verbal equivalent of showing up and giving a thumbs-up. Add it to retweets of things you like, or photos you want to share.
Possible extensions and alternatives: A thumbs-up or raised-hands emoji.
Werq.
Slay.
When someone looks slammin’.
Possible extensions and alternatives: “You better werq,” “werq it,” and “slay, girl, slay.”
Yassss
Yaaaasssss.
Everything.
Major. // So major.
Basically “this” with exclamation points, either of these phrases are a way of giving your emphatic approval to, well, anything and everything.
Zomg.
Ermagehrd.
Both iterations on “Oh my god” or “Omg”—because why in the world would you ever just say something straight-forward.
I can't
I can’t.
The verbal equivalent of throwing up your hands.
Um.
Whut.
Shock, boredom, dismay, confusion—all of these can be summed up in four letters or less.
“[ … ],” said no one ever.
When you want to make a wry comment on a situation or story, without being direct. For example, let’s say you forgot a critical ingredient for your Thanksgiving stuffing recipe, and were forced to go back to the grocery store on the morning of the holiday. Instead of saying something obvious and boring like, “Grocery store shopping on the morning of Thanksgiving sucks”; instead try, “‘Let’s go to the grocery store on Thanksgiving morning,’ said no one ever.” See? Funny.
Casual
Casual.
When you want to call out something that seems over-the-top or excessive. This is the perfect short caption for a photo of yourself wearing, say, a ball gown, or eating an eight-course meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant. (Arguably a version of a humblebrag.)
The rapid-fire proliferation of social media networks over the past five years—from Twitter to Instagram to Vine to Snapchat—has fueled a real conundrum for people who otherwise put a lot of thought into the written word. To truly participate in any particular platform requires posting multiple times a day, which presents a real challenge for those who, well, aren’t always sure what to say. Not everyone is attending a wedding in Morocco, eating a five-star meal, or wearing something particularly fabulous all the time. Not everyone has news worth sharing several times a day.
To make matters worse, the vast majority of social activity doesn’t even involve sharing important news or information—it’s about reacting to someone else’s activity, even if said post isn’t particularly ground-breaking, or all-together different from something else posted elsewhere. As Steve Bryant, the executive editor of InsideHook, puts it: “Everything on the Internet trends towards sameness … Every site you go to, you see the same five stories. The same five links. On twitter, on Slate, on Facebook, on CNN, on whatever. Same f—king thing, over and over again. Everybody RTs the same s—t.”
Language on social media isn’t all that different—in fact, it’s kind of an echo chamber when it comes to language, with phrases that are the mental equivalent of generic Magic 8-Ball answers. Maybe it’s because everyone wants to be heard, but at the same time no one wants to appear too different. Social media director Cannon Hodge (who at one point was the online voice of Bergdorf Goodman) explains: “Language always adapts and progresses. In this hyper-pixel era, generations have been conditioned to think and speak in sound bytes, emojis. Once upon a time, Dickensian-length sentences emoted page upon page upon page—but no one has the attention for that anymore. #TBT replaces Wordsworth’s Spots of Time because, sadly, we’ve altered the way we process memories and consume information. That said, the pineapple emoji is a valid response to almost everything.”
The virality of social media also can’t be ignored. Corey Kindberg, Associate Editor at The Luxury Spot and an avid social media user, highlights the fact that there are a slew of sub-sets of people on various platforms, and yet it’s amazing how quickly a hashtag or turn of phrase will travel. “Once a catchphrase really picks up in a sub-set, it’s usually picked up on a larger scale platform.”
And thusly, we see the rise of a ton of phrases on social media that basically are a way of say something … without really saying anything at all. Wondering what to say when one simply wants to share, say, a hilarious personality quiz, or something particularly funny that a friend wrote on Twitter? (A simple retweet often feels stale.) How should one comment on a photo of a friend’s scrumptious-looking breakfast? (“Delicious!” seems so obvious.) The key, you’ll see, is brevity and indirectness—character counts matter, and addressing something directly risks an actual opinion.
Here, we break down 35 words, phases, and acronyms you should start incorporating today—along with how to use ’em.
This
This.
So much this.
The verbal equivalent of showing up and giving a thumbs-up. Add it to retweets of things you like, or photos you want to share.
Possible extensions and alternatives: A thumbs-up or raised-hands emoji.
Werq.
Slay.
When someone looks slammin’.
Possible extensions and alternatives: “You better werq,” “werq it,” and “slay, girl, slay.”
Yassss
Yaaaasssss.
Everything.
Major. // So major.
Basically “this” with exclamation points, either of these phrases are a way of giving your emphatic approval to, well, anything and everything.
Zomg.
Ermagehrd.
Both iterations on “Oh my god” or “Omg”—because why in the world would you ever just say something straight-forward.
I can't
I can’t.
The verbal equivalent of throwing up your hands.
Um.
Whut.
Shock, boredom, dismay, confusion—all of these can be summed up in four letters or less.
“[ … ],” said no one ever.
When you want to make a wry comment on a situation or story, without being direct. For example, let’s say you forgot a critical ingredient for your Thanksgiving stuffing recipe, and were forced to go back to the grocery store on the morning of the holiday. Instead of saying something obvious and boring like, “Grocery store shopping on the morning of Thanksgiving sucks”; instead try, “‘Let’s go to the grocery store on Thanksgiving morning,’ said no one ever.” See? Funny.
Casual
Casual.
When you want to call out something that seems over-the-top or excessive. This is the perfect short caption for a photo of yourself wearing, say, a ball gown, or eating an eight-course meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant. (Arguably a version of a humblebrag.)
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