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Having twissues with your twerminology? Welcome, then, to the unforgivable abuse of the English language that some call Twitterspeak.

If you don't know the difference between tweets and tweeps, this glossary ought to make you feel less of a twit.

tweet:

A post on Twitter by a twitterer

twitterer: (a.k.a 'tweeter')

A user of Twitter

tweeps:

Twitter people that follow each other

tweetaholic:

Someone addicted to Twitter, so much so that it may be an actual problem

dweet:

Tweet sent while intoxicated

mistweet:

A tweet which one later regrets

tweepish:

Feeling sheepish or regretful about something you tweeted

tweetheart:

That special twitterer who makes your heart skip a beat

twittersphere:

Community of twitterers

twittectomy:

The unfollowing of a friend

twitterati:

The A-list twitterers

twitterrhea:

The act of sending too many tweets

So there you go, get Twitting and start following your favourite stars!