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It was mentioned as the dictionary created by Noah Webster, which aimed to establish a distinct American English lexicon, leading to changes in spellings like 'color' and 'plow'.
And it ended up being that 70,000 word dictionary, the American dictionary, I'm sorry, an American dictionary of the English languages, the full title.
— Episode: Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?
Episode: Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?
It was mentioned as the dictionary created by Noah Webster, which aimed to establish a distinct American English lexicon, leading to changes in spellings like 'color' and 'plow'.
And it ended up being that 70,000 word dictionary, the American dictionary, I'm sorry, an American dictionary of the English languages, the full title.
And he said, you know, the word color, it doesn't need that U. You don't hear it. It's useless. We're wasting ink. Drop it.
Plow. You want to plow a field? Just go out and plow that field. Don't plow that field because that's a waste of time.