The Age of the Dictionary - The History of English (7/10)
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A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelt words correctly and knew their correct definition.
(Part 7 of 10)
Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA03075BAD88B909E
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And then, two more dictionaries came along: One is white and lavender, the other's bright yellow and deep red. Both were founded by a chicken.
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@misssupernova Yes.
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@BigDogJang0 The "gh" sound was actually pronounced differently before it's more conventional use in modern English. Words like cough, laugh, enough, and brought are all synonymous with their German and Dutch cognates where the spelling and etymology is very similar. Enough (Ger = Genug); Laugh (Ger = Lach); Brought; (Ger = Bracht); etc. ;) And words that use "ph" are generally words absorbed from Greek or Latin into the Germanic languages.
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Snuffbumble :D
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If your small and someone offer you Yellow Pages, back then they offered you a Dictionary lol
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Is the word gullible in the dictionary?
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@BigDogJang0 you mad bro?
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Nice to know the history behind dictionary
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good series for a logophile :)
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it's so crazy..that still today English words are still invented :P
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This has got to be my favorite one of these.
sacricolist 7 months ago 8
Very fun way to learn ! Excellent.
Greg763 7 months ago 5