The act of tweeting, that is, posting to Twitter, is now officially part of the English language according to the Oxford English Dictionary.The Chief editor John Simpson announced the addition of the word, both as a noun and as a verb, in his latest update.

The word “tweet” was in the dictionary before, dating back to at least 1851 as an imitative word for bird calls. But the definition has now been expanded to include its use to include: “To make a posting on the social networking service Twitter. Also: to use Twitter regularly or habitually.” It also includes its use as a noun for the messages.

Welcome to the 21st Century.