Noah Webster, American lexicographer. Lifted from a website:
"His goal was to provide a uniquely American approach to training children.
His most important improvement, he claimed, was to rescue "our native
tongue" from "the clamour[30]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#cite_note-30> of pedantry" that
surrounded English grammar and pronunciation. He complained that the
English language had been corrupted by the British aristocracy, which set
its own standard for proper spelling and pronunciation.[31]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#cite_note-31> Webster rejected
the notion that the study of Greek and Latin must precede the study of
English grammar. The appropriate standard for the American language, argued
Webster, was "the same republican principles as American civil and
ecclesiastical constitutions." This meant that the people-at-large must
control the language; popular sovereignty in government must be accompanied
by popular usage in language."
Charlie "Let confusion ring."
On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:50 PM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> :-) shrugging shoulders.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 30 Jun 2015, at 17:25, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Can't disagree with you, Chris - but who is "Miriam Webster"?
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