Merriam-Webster’s Twitter Account Goes Apocalyptic In Honor Of Election Day

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Merriam-Webster pulled none of its Wagnerian punches on election eve, updating its Twitter header to reflect the high-stakes imagery bandied about by both major-party nominees in their closing arguments.

One reader commented on the doom-and-gloom imagery of the update, but Merriam-Webster had a response ready for them too.

Merriam-Webster previously weighed in on Donald Trump’s misspelled tweets, digging into its linguistic files to give the Republican candidate the benefit of the doubt—to a point.

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  1. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    We can only hope that tomorrow’s word/phrase will be “disaster averted.”

  2. Avatar for cletus cletus says:

    WTF, Merriam-Webster?

  3. It’s Armageddon … and armageddon damn sick of it.

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