"W.H. Council"

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Trump added to his lexicographical lowlight reel in May when he tweeted about Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general he fired in January.

Yates was gearing up to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the dismissal of former national security adviser Michael Flynn when Trump chimed in.

"Ask Sally Yates, under oath, if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to W.H. Council," Trump said on Twitter.

The offense here is "council" — a perfectly valid word, but not in this context. Two hours later, Trump deleted the tweet and replaced it with one containing the correct word, "counsel."

Merriam-Webster did not spare him an English lesson, to the delight of spelling aficionados everywhere.

About a week later, Trump stumbled over the same word, this time adding a unique twist — he spelled it "councel," which is wrong in any context. Merriam-Webster corrected the record once more.