Merriam-Webster on Twitter: "'Historic' and 'historical' have subtly different meanings. https://t.co/2Pew5BZPXI"

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1. Kimberley Nash‏ @cayenne9T1 21 Jan 2017
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  I learned the difference in public school.
  
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1. Human Carrie Meyer‏ @cujomeyer 21 Jan 2017
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  I love you.
  
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1. ((( IL Steve )))‏ @21law 21 Jan 2017
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  @ https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-a-or-an … this needs editing: "yet one sounds as though one is saying W, and the others to are voiced w..."
  
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1. A technologist of some sort‏ @thompsonize 21 Jan 2017
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  History vs History-like, yes?
  
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1. EWC‏ @ebuwycy 21 Jan 2017
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  And yet, if used interchangeably they magically gain the other meaning too! :D
  
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1. KennyGoo‏ @KennyGoo 24 Jan 2017
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  Whoever's handling @MerriamWebster social media needs a raise. You the GOAT Also: add "GOAT" to the dictionary, if you haven't already.
  
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1. Julie Ord‏ @JustLookingThx 22 Jan 2017
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  Seriously, and though it's been said before, we all love you
  
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1. atoms are enough‏ @atomsareenough 2 Feb 2017
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  'Ironic' & 'ironical' mean the same though, right?
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1. Randy L. Sanders‏ @websterwakeemup 24 Jan 2017
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  so does hysterical
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1. EPiC ♔ Isha‏ @EPiCIsha 24 Jan 2017
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  is the CIA of reference manuals! Check your sources people #alternativefacts #FactCheck
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1. Stephanie Ann‏ @sniffy593 23 Jan 2017
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  @BetsyDeVos take note
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1. Aw - Beijing, China‏ @awguo 22 Jan 2017
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  谢谢，学习了：）争取语法超过下一代美国孩子。
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