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1. Linda Peng‏ @SaranaraLee 22 Jan 2017
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1. Lythea‏ @YaySupernatural 20 Jan 2017
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  I just appreciate you guys so much, and I'm weirdly delighted that welp is a real word. Even if my autocorrect doesn't agree
  
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1. Peter Ellis‏ @pjie2 20 Jan 2017
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  I think 'welp' gains traction via visual analogy with 'help'. That's why the form only really took off in informal _typed_ discourse.
  
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1. Xy‏ @XylariaVG 20 Jan 2017
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  .@MerriamWebster @lovestoned The amount of salt being thrown by this account is so great.
  
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1. RBKmakes‏ @WinterlightHome 20 Jan 2017
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  I love y'all. For real. Y'all are reason and joy.
  
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1. thedirtyhour‏ @TheDirtyHour 20 Jan 2017
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1. Adam B Caverhill‏ @ACaverhill 20 Jan 2017
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  Your stance on words is gr8.
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1. ChuckYou2 ‏ @chuckyoutwo 20 Jan 2017
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  I've heard it used a lot (down south) in place of 'welt.' That usage always bothered me.
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1. pcsbcwp‏ @pcsbuttercwup 20 Jan 2017
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  I don't know who runs your twitter feed MW. But seriously, I love you guys and your frequent shots of levity.
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1. Raichattanoogachuchu‏ @BloodyMarquis 20 Jan 2017
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  Any word becomes a real word when enough people use it.
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