General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Chris]

In the 1806 and 1828 U.S. dictionaries that he published, Webster changed most of the “ou” British spellings of words to “o” — including turning “color” into “colour.” He also changed “flavour” to “flavor,” “rumour” to “rumor,” “honour” to “honor,” and many more. He argued that eliminating unnecessary letters (like that silent “u”) could save money on printing!

 

[Chris]

So it was to save money on printing....dictionaries specifically

 

[Wiseman]

Yeah but Webster has Tebowing in their damn book. What to they know

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Webster is just lazy

 

[Chris]

Was this the OG Webster tho like the first guy

 

[Chris]

Or do they mean just Websters dictionary lol

 

[Wiseman]

Oscar Gerald Webster

 

[Wiseman]

yes

 

[Chris]

In the early 1800s, a U.S. lexicographer and dictionary creator named Noah Webster decided that the United States of America should use different spellings than British English — ideally to make words shorter, simpler, and more logical.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

I think the book itself adds and changes stuff on it's own

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Still seems dumb when you have words like opossum

 

[#Waddles]

dictionary dot com is where it's at tho

 

[Chris]

So this is the OG Webster

 

[Leon TrotSky]

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Just saw this... it's not entirely fair that Jillian said WWE didn't let her grow