<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527383" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Webster's American Spellings</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">One spelling was English established.<br>Webster's Dictionary spells it incorrect? <br>Noah Webster in the early 19th century...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">busily composed comprehensive dictionaries.<br>Numerous unrelated dictionaries added <br>Webster's name to share prestige established.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh bother Webster's first dictionary<br>‘A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language'<br>aired first appeared in 1806 was hexed? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">With American spellings it was freely littered? <br>Spelling honor not honour center not centre. <br>Webster's program not programme spread what? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Two decades of his spelling confusions expanded? <br>An ‘American Dictionary of the English Language' <br>in 1828 lead in 1841 to his edition revised expanded? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">In two volumes a 2nd Edition ‘Corrected Enlarged'? <br>Webster's vocabulary 1st edition with corrections<br>improvements plus five thousand additional words? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But acid test Webster's endeavors were poorly received? <br>Specific criticisms typographic unattractiveness included? <br>Webster's type face was bad choice too small hard to read? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why write non-use of capital letters only 'God' capitalized? <br>Why because goal was to save space to fit in obscure words? <br>Why dictionary excessive use of citations which offended? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Why decision deliberate <br>misspellings as legitimate <br>sanctified word variants? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Culturally conservative Federalists<br>intensely detested Webster innovations <br>Webster Dictionary denounced? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Webster's Dictionary <br>too radical complaint <br>bordering on vulgar? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Webster's fierce foes <br>Jefferson Madison <br>Republicans attacked? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Labeled Webster mad <br>for writing Compendious <br>Dictionary 1806 published? </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terence+George+Craddock">Terence George Craddock</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527383" data-title="Webster's American Spellings de Terence George Craddock" data-description="One spelling was English established. Webster's Dictionary spells it incorrect? Noah Webster in the early 19th century... busily composed comprehensive dictionaries. Numerous unrelated dictionaries added Webster's name to share prestige establi..."></div> </div> </div>

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