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From: misan@ra.abo.fi (Annika Forsten DC)
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Subject: Re: Jizz
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Date: 3 Sep 90 15:59:38 GMT
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> discussion about jizz deleted

>   It seems to me that sometimes such usage comes from the
>   strong urge to twitch a species (that is, check off a
>   species on a list---another British usage becoming common in
>   the US), and is used to support sightings in the absence of
>   any truly hard evidence.

I believe your're confusing twitching with ticking. Twitching is when you
go for a rare bird you know is there (whether you manage to see it or not).
Ticking is when you tick a species on your list, whether it is twitched or
not.

Annika Forsten, Finland