The book that defined American English
Noah Webster first published his American Dictionary of the English Language on April 14, 1828. In order to evaluate the etymology of words, he learned 26 languages, including Old English, German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic and Sanskrit. Taking over two decades to complete, Webster’s Dictionary provided over 30,000 new definitions, standardized spelling and…
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