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October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843, was the author of a famous american dictionary, a pioneer of spelling, and a political writer and editor. Volume two of a grammatical institute of the english. October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843 was an american lexicographer, textbook pioneer, englishlanguage spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. The regular long sound of e is indicated by a horizontal mark over it. In the 1822 edition of his american spelling book, webster informs us, in ninetenths of the words in our language, a correct pronunciation is better taught by a natural division of the syllables and a direction for placing the accent, than by a minute and endless repetition of characters. Elementary spelling book blueback speller 1969 edition. Apr 25, 2011 the great american educator noah webster first published a grammatical institute of the english language, otherwise known as the blue back speller, in 1783.
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