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Definition
Anecdote
Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Examples
She tells amusing anecdotes about life as a zookeeper.
Antidote
A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Examples
The doctor gave her an antidote to the poison she accidentally took.
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about anecdote/antidote?
@jsnrb: lol I said anecdote I MEANT ANTIDOTE
@OGYokYok: And only *I* have the anecdote *everyone erupts in laughter* ANTIdote! *i stammer as laughter continues* hey come on now you could srsly die
@truelyblessed2: RT @VoteBeebe: .@missemhorne just saw your tweet that said #SB303 hearing was "antidote-heavy"; think u meant "anecdote-heavy", but yeah. :)#SOOOFreudian
@VoteBeebe: .@missemhorne just saw your tweet that said #SB303 hearing was "antidote-heavy"; think u meant "anecdote-heavy", but yeah. :)#SOOOFreudian
@RFerdenzi: My friend Timmy was once bitten by a rattlesnake, and if I knew the difference between antidote and anecdote he'd still be alive today.
@k2social_media: My friend Timmy was once bitten by a rattlesnake, and if I knew the difference between antidote and anecdote he'd still be alive today.
@cjclib: @PlashingVole sounds exhausting. (Psst, you have an anecdote where an antidote should be in last paragraph)
@TomKopacz: @NickAhad @JournalistsLike "Journalism was invented as an anecdote to gossip." I hope he didn't actually say "anecdote" sted "antidote."
@JokeFlash: My friend Harold was once bitten by a rattlesnake, and if I knew the difference between antidote and anecdote he'd still be alive today.
@MadameButcher: 'Journalism was invented as an anecdote to gossip'. And proofreaders as an antidote to journalists. RT @Sathnam: http://t.co/wiAygqmXGU
@markejohnson: If you quote a guy telling journalists they have to get things right, get the quotes right. Antidote, not anecdote. http://t.co/MUeb4WZcJy
@ltp1: @AngeliqueDRoy @MichelleCerulli If I point out the "antidote"/"anecdote" error am I scoring an accuracy point or losing a humility point?
@Tyannabanana: I love it when people confuse antidote and anecdote. "I'll just give you a quick ANTIDOTE." Really raises the stakes of this boring story
@I_am_Megan_G: "That would be a funny little antidote to put on Twitter" think you meant anecdote my english degree student friend. #educationsystemsucks
@Treena_Michelle: Me: Is that the anecdote? My bro: You mean antidote..? Me: Oh yeah. Hahah, man I'm so dumb sometimes.
@Real_AlbsRivera: There is a difference between apart and a part....kind of like anecdote and antidote.