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21 relations: A Dictionary of the English Language, American and British English spelling differences, Andrew Carnegie, Brander Matthews, Calvin Thomas (linguist), Charles Ezra Sprague, Clarence G. Child, Columbia University, Comparison of American and British English, David Josiah Brewer, English-language spelling reform, Gano Dunn, Henry Holt (publisher), Lyman J. Gage, March 1909, May 1927, Nathan C. Schaeffer, Oliver Farrar Emerson, Richard Watson Gilder, Theodore Roosevelt, William Torrey Harris.
A Dictionary of the English Language
Published on 4 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.
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American and British English spelling differences
Many of the differences between American and British English date back to a time when spelling standards had not yet developed.
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (but commonly or;MacKay, p. 29. November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist.
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Brander Matthews
James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 – March 31, 1929) was an American writer and educator.
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Calvin Thomas (linguist)
Calvin Thomas (October 28, 1854 near Lapeer, Michigan – November 4, 1919 in New York City) was an American scholar who served as professor of Germanic languages and literature at Columbia University.
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Charles Ezra Sprague
Charles Ezra Sprague (October 9, 1842 – March 21, 1912) was an American accountant, born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York.
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Clarence G. Child
Clarence Griffin Child (March 22, 1864 – September 20, 1948) was an American educator, scholar of medieval literature, and hobbyist mathematician who served as dean of the graduate school of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Columbia University
Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.
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Comparison of American and British English
The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization, beginning in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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David Josiah Brewer
David Josiah Brewer (June 20, 1837 – March 28, 1910) was an American jurist and an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court for 20 years.
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English-language spelling reform
For centuries, there has been a movement to reform the spelling of English.
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Gano Dunn
Gano Dunn (October 18, 1870 – April 10, 1953) was President of Cooper Union, and an early Chairman and CEO of the United States National Research Council.
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Henry Holt (publisher)
Henry Gartf Holt (January 3, 1840 – February 13, 1926), was an American book publisher and author.
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Lyman J. Gage
Lyman Judson Gage (June 28, 1836 – January 26, 1927) was an American financier and Presidential Cabinet officer.
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March 1909
The following events occurred in March 1909.
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May 1927
The following events occurred in May 1927.
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Nathan C. Schaeffer
Nathan Christ Schaeffer (born Maxatawny, Pennsylvania, 3 February 1849; died Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 14 March 1919) was a United States clergyman and educator.
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Oliver Farrar Emerson
Oliver Farrar Emerson (born in Traer, Iowa, 24 May 1860; died in Ocala, Florida 13 March 1927) was a United States educator and philologist noted for Chaucer scholarship and his History of the English Language.
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Richard Watson Gilder
Richard Watson Gilder (February 8, 1844 – November 19, 1909) was an American poet and editor.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
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William Torrey Harris
William Torrey Harris (September 10, 1835 – November 5, 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Spelling_Board
