16 Oct 23
Noah Webster
https://www.britannica.com/
Where Words Live and Breathe
Language is always evolving. Words can change meaning over time, or disappear, as new words are born. Case in point: Merriam-Webster recently added 690 words including bussin’, doomscroll, and TTYL. And somewhere, Noah Webster smiled. Webster, born 265 years ago today, believed that spelling and grammar should be based upon the living, spoken language, rather than rules. He published America’s first dictionary in 1828, giving U.S. English a dignity and vitality all its own.
16 Oct 23
@rookie54 saidVery interesting. I have learned of two kinds of grammar - descriptive and prescriptive.
Noah Webster
https://www.britannica.com/
Where Words Live and Breathe
Language is always evolving. Words can change meaning over time, or disappear, as new words are born. Case in point: Merriam-Webster recently added 690 words including bussin’, doomscroll, and TTYL. And somewhere, Noah Webster smiled. Webster, born 265 years ago today, believed that spelling and g ...[text shortened]... ublished America’s first dictionary in 1828, giving U.S. English a dignity and vitality all its own.
@mlb62 saidIf one looks at the entire sweep C19th and C20th? Goodness me, I'd say your partisan fervour has got the better of you and your sense of history, and all you are offering is a glimpse of your disgruntled "personal reality". Having said that, happy birthday to you whenever that may be.
Kamala Harris (59).. worst Vice-President of all time..
09 Nov 23
@ponderable saidDirector of The House of the Spirits - an amazing production based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Isabel Allende, the film follows three generations of women from a Chilean family during the country’s military dictatorship. Main cast of the film Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave.
Bille August, Danish film director and Oscar winner turns 75 today