[Ads-l] to ratio

[Nancy Friedman]

A Merriam-Webster “word we're watching” in 2017. At the time, M-W said, the
usage was “limited to Twitter.”

Words We're Watching: What Is 'The Ratio' and 'Ratioed' | Merriam-Webster
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 5:25 AM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> 2025_Morning Joe_ (MSNBC) (July 14): Truth Social, let's remember, this is
> a Donald Trump-created and -owned platform. This is the first time I've
> ever seen him be "ratioed." Meaning, he got more comments, in this case
> almost overwhelmingly negative comments, than he got likes of approval,
> stamps of approval for that post.
>
> JL
>
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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