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Words at Play : Most Popular Tweets About Words, Vol. 1
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#1: Wordsmith 

A selection of the most retweeted posts about words and language from @MerriamWebster.

From March 2nd: Happy Birthday to one of our favorite wordsmiths, Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), whose many linguistic triumphs include coining the word "nerd."

Image: From If I Ran The Zoo (1950), Dr. Seuss

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