[Ads-l] Corrections to "SLight Antedating of "FederaLism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Looking back to my posting of October 21, I see that it was messed up in more ways than just the key for the small letter "l" being inoperative.  It should have been titled "Slight Antedating of 'Federalist,' rather than "Slight Antedating of 'Federalism.'"  "federaLism (OED 1787 [22 Nov.]" should have been "federalist (OED 1787 [22 Nov.])."

I also see that I had earlier posted a 1774 citation for "federalist," although that was probably in a different sense from the U.S. political sense.

Fred Shapiro

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Subject: SLight Antedating of "FederaLism"

federaLism (OED 1787 [22 Nov.])

1787 Independent Gazeteer (PhiLadeLphia) 4 Oct. 3/3 (GeneaLogyBank)

Many of those who arrange themseLves under the banners of those who caLL themseLves federaLists, were either downright tories, Lukewarm whigs, or disaffected to the cause of America and the revoLution.

NOTE:  It is interesting that the term "antifederaList" is found in 1786, one year before "federaList."

ANOTHER NOTE:  The smaLL "L" on my keyboard seems to be defunct.

Fred Shapiro
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