I doubt (heh) this, unless you're referring to old and middle English. Johnson did the best he could but a word was pronounced radically different in differen

I doubt (heh) this, unless you're referring to old and middle English. Johnson did the best he could but a word was pronounced radically different in different areas of England. There are still jokes about not being able to understand anyone from the rural areas. Still, he and Webster have a lot to answer for!