Today..April 14.. in History

Jace

Well-known Member
April 14, 1828
The Day Noah Webster Copyrighted
The First Edition of His Dictionary


According to NoahWebsterHouse.org
Webster began working on a dictionary
to help Americians differentiate their language
from their British.
An advocate for American language, Webster also wanted to encourage all Americans to speak and spell the same way.

After working on the dictionary for 22 years,
He defined more the 65,000 words.😉
 


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