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Re: British English (Was: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference...)
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On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:17:32 GMT, Sproaticus uttered the following
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> obconspiracy: A history teacher tried telling me that the Americans tried
> to grossly modify the English language to make it appear distinct and apart
> from the language spoken in England. (Evidently, the suggestions of
> adopting Latin, German, or Hebrew as the official language didn't go over
> too well.) Noah Webster's first dictionary was compiled for just this
> purpose, with a special commission from the new government.
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> Anybody know if this is true?
Some details there of which I was not aware. I do know that
Ben Franklin advocated the adoption of French, in deference
to their assistance in your rebellion. Noah Webster was the
one who dropped the u's and other letters from some words. He
was also noted for trying to change the whole way in which the
American dialect was spelled. He advocated a change to a more
phonetic-based spelling system.
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