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Sunday night's presidential debate, the second overall debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump this election season, and the action unfurled in a fast and furious manner. 

And, lucky for America, Merriam-Webster and its lexicographers were, once again, live-tweeting the action and showing where the candidates and America were lacking in vocabulary skills. 

Unfortunately, it was mostly America that needed fact-checking on words. 

Aleppo or "a lepo"?

For instance, it seems America had a Gary Johnson momentRead more...

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