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No mention of the role of Noah Webster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#Blue-backed_speller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#Blue-backed_spe
by jackfoxy 7y ago
No mention of the role of Noah Webster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#Blue-backed_speller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster#Blue-backed_spell... in standardizing American grammar and spelling, and probably trickling down to bringing pronunciations closer together across the states and regions. Sure spelling is after the pronunciation fact, but his work must have had an influence on standardizing pronunciation.