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    Merriam-Webster‏Verified account @MerriamWebster 7 Sep 2016
    Replying to @gabrielroth

    No one cares how you feel.

    4:58 AM - 7 Sep 2016
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    438 replies 18,180 retweets 32,904 likes
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      2. Ziwe‏Verified account @ziwe 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

        this is an iconic drag

        2 replies 15 retweets 370 likes
      3. Matt Ortile‏Verified account @ortile 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @ziwe @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

        i am living for this honestly

        3 replies 0 retweets 45 likes
      4. Matt Ortile‏Verified account @ortile 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @ortile @ziwe

        Matt Ortile Retweeted Brillo Mitchell VII

        😂😂😂https://twitter.com/switchglitchmon/status/773537252089614337 …

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        Brillo Mitchell VII @SwitchGlitchmon
        Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth
        This is the standard reply to most Slate takes.
        1 reply 1 retweet 43 likes
      5. Ziwe‏Verified account @ziwe 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @ortile

        I'm dead and buried right now

        1 reply 1 retweet 35 likes
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    1. Christine Wang‏Verified account @christiiineeee 7 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster

      pic.twitter.com/wmnBEmyXFF

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    2. Allie Mac Kay‏Verified account @alliemackay 7 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster

      I love you.

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    3. iHeartRadio‏Verified account @iHeartRadio 8 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

      Iconic

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      2. Jessica Jones‏Verified account @JessicaJones 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

        hear hear.

        1 reply 5 retweets 45 likes
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    4. Ben Russell‏Verified account @BenRussellNBC5 8 Sep 2016
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      pic.twitter.com/shotVKHPwH

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    5. Bern‏Verified account @BernPichardo 7 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

      😳

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    6. tom philip, moron.‏Verified account @tommphilip 7 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster @gabrielroth

      oh my god

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    7. Dion Lim‏ @DionLimTV 7 Sep 2016
      Replying to @MerriamWebster

      Epic. Zinger. Brilliant. Oh SNAP!

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      2. Jean‏ @delightfulrepas 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        .@MerriamWebster @gabrielroth The Merriam-Webster people *do* seem to be getting more and more loosey-goosey!

        2 replies 4 retweets 42 likes
      3. #NoDAPL Dionne‏ @RogueDionne 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @delightfulrepas @MerriamWebster

        It's not loosey-goosey to enthusiastically keep up with a living, evolving language. It's their actual job!

        2 replies 3 retweets 144 likes
      4. Jean‏ @delightfulrepas 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @RogueDionne @MerriamWebster

        That's true as well! :-)

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. End of conversation
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      2. illegal pet goblin‏ @teenmethuselah 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @fr__nds @MerriamWebster and

        seeking authority reduces your chances of deserving it

        5 replies 4 retweets 120 likes
      3. Friends‏ @fr__nds 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @teenmethuselah @MerriamWebster and

        my thoughts exactly, chriS

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Friends‏ @fr__nds 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @fr__nds @teenmethuselah

        I can't believe I have to get notifications every time someone likes a tweet that doesn't even make sense as a response

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      5. Friends‏ @fr__nds 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @fr__nds @teenmethuselah

        you and your third eye have defeated me with the ancient weapon of poor reading comprehension

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      6. illegal pet goblin‏ @teenmethuselah 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @fr__nds

        pic.twitter.com/WtGg0ESb8I

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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