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To: SolidWood
number of her followers

I'm sorry, but this turn of phrase bothers me.
3 posted on 07/06/2009 12:35:50 PM PDT by theknuckler_33
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To: theknuckler_33
Why? That's how Twitter works. You are following the tweets. If you go to the link, you'll notice that they are indeed called followers.

(I know that you think about "following a leader"). I am referring to Twitter.

5 posted on 07/06/2009 12:37:26 PM PDT by SolidWood (Palin isn't retreating, but taking the fight in another direction.)
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To: theknuckler_33; SolidWood

A “follower” in this term is the same as “following” a sports team, a news cycle, or a thread here at FR


11 posted on 07/06/2009 12:51:47 PM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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