Merriam-Webster Mocks Donald Trump on Twitter With a Lesson in Punctuation

His spelling is another matter altogether

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The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary Twitter account is well-versed in shade.

On Friday, Merriam-Webster seemingly mocked President Donald Trump on Twitter after he incorrectly referred to an apostrophe as a hyphen in a tweet aimed at California congressman and House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Adam Schiff.

“For those looking up punctuation early on a Friday morning: A hyphen is a mark – used to divide or to compound words. An apostrophe is a mark ‘ used to indicate the omission of letters or figures,” the Merriam-Webster tweet read.

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