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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pete Mella" data-source="post: 1643467" data-attributes="member: 47236">I'm not saying the headline isn't lazy or cliched, just that it's not incorrect in this instance.I does make me wonder if the word "twitcher" is evolving to simply mean birdwatcher - let's face it to a birdwatcher we know exactly what specific subset of our hobby we would call a twitcher, but the general population it is a slang (and often prejorative) term for "birdwatcher", and many rookie birders even call themselves twitchers when they never do such a thing as "twitch" rarities. It may rile us, but widespread incorrect usage does ultimately become language.It's heartening to see the OED definition of "twitcher" is "A bird-watcher whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds."</blockquote>