Friday, October 13, 2023

An Inconvenient Alphabet by Beth Anderson illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley*

 I found this story so fascinating!

Noah Webster and Ben Franklin agree that the English language is challenging to spell. Together they eliminate confusing spellings and set out to convince people to adopt their methods. People do not accept it. Although they were not successful with this idea, their endeavors allowed Noah Webster to publish the first American English dictionary.

*Highly recommend.

-Borrowed from the library.



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