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[Beverly Flanigan]

I'm sure my student has no idea when Noah lived.  But thanks for the
reference, Vicki; I'll look it up!
(And to whoever mentioned "Noah's daughter Merriam"--love it!)


At 05:37 PM 9/26/01 -0600, you wrote:
>A surprising number of people think old Noah's still alive and that he wrote
>all the dictionaries (well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration . . .)
>Then Noah also gets mixed up in people's minds with Daniel.
>
>But how can we expect people to know about dictionaries when virtually
>nothing is taught about them in most schools.
>
>I wonder if this student of Beverly's owns (or has seen) the reprint of
>Webster's 1828 dictionary that is published by a religious organization as
>the only true dictionary or something like that, because of Webster's
>definitions of terms like 'morality' and 'democracy', etc.  I picked up a
>brochure somewhere (can't find it now).  It actually seems to be a rather
>good deal for anyone looking for this dictionary since, as I understand it,
>it is simply a straight reprint that costs under $30 (I think!)
>
>Victoria
>
>Victoria Neufeldt
>1533 Early Drive
>Saskatoon, Sask.
>S7H 3K1
>Canada
>Tel: 306-955-8910
>
>
>On Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:22 PM, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
> >
> > I have an undergrad this quarter who insists that "Noah Webster's
> > Dictionary" is the bible of pronunciation and usage.  Ugh!  (He doesn't
> > know the difference between Noah's and the modern Websters, of course.)
> >
> > _____________________________________________
> > Beverly Olson Flanigan         Department of Linguistics
> > Ohio University                     Athens, OH  45701
> > Ph.: (740) 593-4568              Fax: (740) 593-2967
> > http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/flanigan.htm
> >


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Beverly Olson Flanigan         Department of Linguistics
Ohio University                     Athens, OH  45701
Ph.: (740) 593-4568              Fax: (740) 593-2967
http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/flanigan.htm