Sir, – A letter writer describes the constant refrain in reports and articles of “X, formerly known as Twitter” as an irritant.
I agree.
Donald Clarke, esteemed movie critic of The Irish Times, recently provided a solution.
He avoided the above annoying phrase by typing “TwXtter” instead. Hopefully this new word will enter the lexicon and keep all happy.
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Except of course Elon Musk, but he’s a bit of a twix anyway. – Yours, etc,
MARTIN CONNOLLY,
Dublin 4.