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It was a highly successful book, also known as the blue-backed speller, that contributed to standardizing American English for educators and sold millions of copies by 1883.
And pre-dictionary, which we'll get to after the break, he wrote something called The American Spelling Book, which was also referred to as the blue-backed speller.
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Episode: Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?
It was a highly successful book, also known as the blue-backed speller, that contributed to standardizing American English for educators and sold millions of copies by 1883.
And pre-dictionary, which we'll get to after the break, he wrote something called The American Spelling Book, which was also referred to as the blue-backed speller.
I guess it had a blue cover on the back is the only thing I can think of. Or it was referring to a character who had a blue back in the book.
But it helped standardize American English for teachers.
Episode: Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?
It was a very successful book also known as the 'blue-backed speller', which helped standardize American English for teachers before his dictionary.
And pre-dictionary, which we'll get to after the break, he wrote something called The American Spelling Book, which was also referred to as the blue-backed speller.
It sold about 100 million copies by 1883, which is just astounding.
Episode: Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?
It was a very successful book, selling 100 million copies in 100 years, and was also known as the blue-backed speller.
And pre-dictionary, which we'll get to after the break, he wrote something called The American Spelling Book, which was also referred to as the blue-backed speller.
I guess it had a blue cover on the back is the only thing I can think of. Or it was referring to a character who had a blue back in the book.
But it helped standardize American English for teachers.