Editing Merriam-Webster (section)

===21st century===
In 2003, the eleventh edition of ''Collegiate'', was published, including over 225,000 definitions and more than 165,000 entries. A [[CD-ROM]] of the text is sometimes included. This dictionary is the preferred source "for general matters of spelling" by ''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'', which is followed by many U.S.-based book publishers and magazines. The ''Chicago Manual'' states that it "normally opts for" the first spelling listed.<ref>''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'', 15th edition, New York and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003, Chapter 7: "Spelling, Distinctive Treatment of Words, and Compounds", Section 7.1 "Introduction", p. 278.</ref>

The dictionary maintains an active social media presence, where it frequently posts dictionary-related content and its views on politics. Its [[Twitter]] account frequently used dictionary jargon to criticize and lampoon the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pitofsky|first=Marina|date=2019-09-13|title=Merriam-Webster: A 200-year-old dictionary offers hot political takes on Twitter|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/uncategorized/461285-merriam-webster-a-200-year-old-dictionary-offers-hot|access-date=2021-11-13|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=18 Times Merriam-Webster Was a Political Troll|url=https://time.com/4774687/merriam-webster-dictionary-politics-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/|access-date=2021-11-13|magazine=Time|language=en}}</ref> In November 2021, for instance, Merriam Webster subtly accused [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] of fake crying at his trial in a tweet that went viral.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kyle Rittenhouse Gets Trolled By Merriam-Webster Dictionary for Crying in Court|url=https://www.mediaite.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-gets-trolled-by-merriam-webster-dictionary-for-crying-in-court/}}</ref>