If I had a dollar for every time I’ve either said “Twitter” first, or have had to use the word “Formally,” I wouldn’t have told you I won the lottery, but there would be signs.

In July 2023, Twitter became X and the rollercoaster of the platform’s future began. When X became the formal name for the social media platform, I felt like I did at the beginning of the year, typing out “2023” when I meant “2024” for the first couple of months until my mind was trained to remember that time exists – needing to live and type in the present, not the past.

Why hasn’t that happened with X? Or Twitter?

There’s a realistic response, and a completely absurd one. The second makes more sense, however.

Using logic

Outside of the logo in the corner, the social media platform itself is nearly visually unchanged. You’ll find X Premium and fewer staff in the content moderation department, but it makes “Twitter” and “X” interchangeable, considering how little of the site has adjusted in the last 10 months.

Twitter.com still works, and so does X.com (although I feel more comfortable typing in the former).

In formal documents and presentations, I’ll continue to use “X (formally Twitter)” as a way to express where the platform is, and where it was, so no one is confused.

The option that makes more sense

Let’s do the math:

I mistype the year after every new year. I try to change, but it never works, finding myself typing the previous year for anywhere from mid-January through mid-February (15th-15th)

So in any given year, I should expect to be speaking of the previous year’s date an additional 4.11-12.6% of the following year.
(380/365)x100 to (411/365)x100) as percentages.

Twitter was founded on March 21, 2006. 6,333 days later, it changed to X on July 23, 2023.

So at the bottom of the range, is 260.28 days, and at the top of the range, is 797.96 days.
(4.11% and 12.6% of 6,333 respectively, added to the total amount of time called “Twitter,” 6,333 days)

What we can now assume, some professionals in the world have stopped using “Twitter” as of April 9, 2024. While some of us, the weaker ones, may not be able to stop using the word until September 28, 2025.

In conclusion

It could be a while before using the title “X” becomes normal, but practice makes perfect. While the platform continues to change and maintain its rollercoaster status, we’re all just along for the ride.