How to Post a Twitter User Name
Posting a Twitter username on Twitter is called a "reply" or a "mention." It is most often used to comment on something that person tweeted, or to "retweet" someone's tweet to your followers, using "RT" and the username in the post. Mentions must include the "@" symbol to be recognized as a username on Twitter. A post that begins with a username is seen only by that person and anyone who is following both you and that person. A post that begins with any other text in front of the username is seen by that person, as well as everyone following you.
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Instructions
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Log into the Twitter website using your account username and password.
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Locate the username you want to post by typing their name into the Twitter search field and clicking on the "People" tab. Alternatively, you can search for them in your following or follower lists.
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Click "reply" on one of the person's tweets. This will open a new window with the username in the text field. Alternatively, you can type the username into the text field of your home page, preceded with the "@" symbol (e.g: @username).
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Type a message after the person's name, including a space, to send a message that will be seen only by that person and anyone following you who also follows that person.
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Type a message before the person's name to send a message that will be seen by that person, as well as everyone following you on Twitter.
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Click the "Tweet" button. Your message will be visible by the person in their "@mentions" page, whether they are following you or not.
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Tips & Warnings
Note that if someone has blocked you on Twitter, your mention of them will not be visible in their "@mentions" page.
