The Word: The case for Dictionary Day Oct 18, 2009
Dictionary Day - also known as Noah Webster s Birthday - was Oct. 16, and throughout the English-speaking world, small children placed their dictionary stands by the hearthstone, hoping that Noah himself would magically come down the chimney and leave them a shiny new dictionary (left open to the word dictionary, of course). In some places, Dictionary Day is celebrated with bonfires of the past years dictionaries, the baking of the traditional aardvark-shaped cookies, and the singing of... (Boston Globe)
The literary lion who hated us, and why we love him anyway Sep 20, 2009
Without Johnson, America wouldn t have had its own great dictionary - his collection of moral essays, The Rambler, inspired a young Noah Webster to dedicate his life to pursuing a most exact course of integrity and virtue, and to compiling his massive American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828 ... His biography of Noah Webster is to be published in 2010. (Boston Globe)
Was she Abrahams concubine or his wife? Sep 8, 2009
In America, concubinage, as defined by Noah Webster in 1828, is the act or practice of cohabitating, as man and woman, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law, or a legal marriage. However, he goes on to say that in some countries, concubinage is a marriage of an inferior kind or with a woman of inferior condition, to whom the husband does not convey his rank or quality. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The truth about Labor Day Sep 6, 2009
The best-selling primer of the 19th century, Noah Webster s American Spelling Book, warned that [a] wise child loves to learn his books, but the fool would choose to play with toys. Once the Industrial Revolution took hold in the decades following the Civil War, this notion of the moral value of work fused with the demands of new industries to create a crushing schedule for American laborers. (Boston Globe)
Descent from Colonial Gov. John Web... Jul 24, 2009
Their most famous descendant is Noah Webster of dictionary fame. Line of DescentThe following genealogical data was compiled by family researcher Elizabeth (Scott) Karpf. (Suite101.com)
Noah Webster: Father of the American Dictionary Jun 30, 2009
I say all this because Noah Webster, America s foremost authority on the English language, knew the importance of words ... But while he is not known as the Father of American Education today, being eclipsed by those such as Horace Mann, it is beyond dispute that Noah Webster is the Father of the American Dictionary ... As a lexicographer, there is only one word that Noah Webster ever claimed to have coined, and that is the word demoralize, which means to corrupt or undermine morals. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Wiremold to retain jobs with new union contract Jun 19, 2009
In addition to hearing a year's worth of work on the part of Chamber staff, the audience applauded three award recipients: Volunteer of the Year Robert Rowlson, Ambassador of the Year Jessica Tagliarini, and Noah Webster Award winner Douglas Alexander ... The Noah Webster Award honors community service and professional excellence ... In addition to his work at Bank of America, Alexander has volunteered for the board of the March of Dimes, the Noah Webster Foundation, St. Helena Church, the West... (West Hartford News, CT)
St. Joseph College prof named poet laureate Jun 19, 2009
Barone has also written novels, but he says, "I think of my fiction as being very poetic, probably too poetic for readers of fiction." He says he's already introduced himself to staff at the Noah Webster Library and scoped out a room there for readings. And he has ideas for two public programs so far. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Will the Antichrist be a homosexual? May 26, 2009
When the word came into existence I cannot tell you, but what we can say for sure is that when Noah Webster published his first dictionary in 1828, it was not included. This means that homosexuality is a modern word invented to replace the word Noah Webster did include, sodomy, defined as a crime against nature. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Much rain, few long balls at Turner Field May 23, 2009
Noah Webster needs your help. May 22nd, 20094:02 pm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
How Abe, Elvis, and other luminaries really got educated Apr 19, 2009
When the young woman who would become Sojourner Truth was of school age, the American school system was falling under the sway of Noah Webster and his blue-backed speller. Literacy and patriotism, the twin goals of Webster's original design, had given way to a third imperative: obedience. (Boston Globe)
West Hartford's downtown may provide model for Quincy center Apr 6, 2009
A 1940s-era statue of native son Noah Webster stands at the square's entrance, which is named for Webster's "Blue Back Speller," a once-famous book used by generations of Americans to learn to read and write. In Quincy, the Church of the Presidents and the Granite Trust Building, renowned local landmarks, will be centerpieces. (Boston Globe)
Norwell column: Looking back at South Scituate's first decade, Part III Mar 20, 2009
Noah Webster s blue-backed speller was also an important instructional tool, making a clear distinction between English as written and spoken in the former mother country and an American brand of English with different spellings (center rather than centre; labor rather than labour) and shades of meaning. Englishmen spoke of all kinds of grain as corn. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Man arrested near Capitol with guns, sword... Mar 11, 2009
" (3 Elliot, Debates at 380) Noah Webster: "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. " (1787, Pamphlets on the Constitution of the US) Posted By: An American | March 11, 2009 at 12:06 AM Yes, Gregg, you have the right to carry. but you must follow the laws and guidelines to be able to carry a firearm. This guy didn't and he will have a felony record for his trouble. There are sometimes you don't have the right, YOU can't carry a... (The Drudge Report)
