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Noah Webster: An American Nobody Knows
ONE of the eloquent sneerers at Noah Webster called him a \"sciolist.\" It was an unkind cut. Webster took the reproach seriously enough to turn from his monumental labors on An American Dictionary of the English Language to write a 64-page pamphlet in reply.
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Dig That Dictionary
NO small disservice has been done to the cause of learning by the casual way in which we refer to \"The Dictionary.\" The Dictionary indeed! This manner of speaking marks an imprecise-- not to say improper-- use of the definite article. Further, it overlooks the fact that there are scads of dictionaries varying in size and purpose, some good and some not so good, some fit for one use and some for another.
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