What does the Term "Hash Tag mean?

bandgirl, thanks but that really didn't help me because I think that I'd worked most of that out. Its the use of the term in normal speak          ( Conversation) that I don't understand.  People use it now almost as a punctuation mark. They will say " Oh she's one of the hashtag  ..... people", or something like that. I don't think they were necessarily being rude, just using the term in a descriptive way? or....?

As I say its all beyond me.

TF

Write your comments here...But just think, the younger generation don't know what the word 'conversation' means so we are one up on them. Unless they can communicate by social media they are lost, not that I think 'social media' is at all 'social' 

Hi TigerFish,

Bandgirl’s description is right, but if you’re referring to why people use “hashtag” in everyday conversation, I’d say it’s used almost ironically. After Twitter reached it's height of popularity, lots of other social platforms were using the hashtag as well (Facebook and Instagram as examples). Because hashtags are now seen and used everywhere, it’s almost like a running joke to use it in spoken language. Much like when text messaging became popular, and people would shorten their words in text, but then those habits would migrate over to spoken word.

I hope that makes sense! #understood? 

Brian - I think you need to google something like "hashtag hashtag" - all will become hashtag clearasmud!

Thanks Rochelle,  but I think that I'm just going to have to accept that this is a new form of language that I don't understand.  It lies in the same sort of strange code as the "Half Wower" and the "Serious Jockin".  

Best left alone. I'll stick to plain English!

Thanks again

TF

I only use hashtags daily on Twitter and don't have an account on Instagram

No idea what a "half wower" is  - (but then I only listen to Arrow Rock Radio from the Netherlands)

I guess that makes me old fashioned!!

#behindthetimes

Cheers

Bugs

#confused.....

Good explanation from Rochelle. It's a running joke used for ironic emphasis 

No one mentioned corned beef yet?

We used to manage very well without hashtags and IT. 

We used to manage very well without hashtags and IT. 

Using hashtags is not compulsory and IT can be avoided. My MIL manages very well without both. 

Language evolves all the time. When hashtag becomes 'old hat' there will be something else. The world won't stop turning