Actually, Samuel Johnson wrote the first dictionary (1755), and Webster adapted this and created his Dictionary of American English in 1828, omitting unnecessary hyphens in compounds, etc. Either way, the words already existed, the writers merely standardised the orthography
Friday, January 27, 2012
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
That's a great question. I often wonder where words came from.If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
Actually, Samuel Johnson wrote the first dictionary (1755), and Webster adapted this and created his Dictionary of American English in 1828, omitting unnecessary hyphens in compounds, etc. Either way, the words already existed, the writers merely standardised the orthographyhalloween makeup
Actually, Samuel Johnson wrote the first dictionary (1755), and Webster adapted this and created his Dictionary of American English in 1828, omitting unnecessary hyphens in compounds, etc. Either way, the words already existed, the writers merely standardised the orthography
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