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ARTICLE 4:
Noah Webster, the creator of Webster's dictionary, was a super-patriot, whose goal was to
take the United States out of Britain's linguistic* shadow. It was Webster who coined the term "American English," considering it an expression of praise, because he wanted the language of the newly formed United States to have its own special flavor. Many of his changes to British spelling like theater instead of theatre and plow instead of plough caught on and became the standard American spelling. Determined to emphasize the importance of America's influence on the language, Webster purposely titled his dictionary the American Dictionary of the English Language. He also made sure to include thousands of words
familiar only to Americans but unheard of by the British. Among them were moose, prairie, and skunk. Webster was so much the patriot that he even took on the great American hero George Washington at a dinner party. Washington had thought of hiring a Scotch tutor for his step-grandchildren, an idea that appalled Webster. He insisted that the United States had plenty of homegrown scholars that would be as good or better and, above all, who would speak English without a foreign accent.
Main Idea: _______________________________________________________________________.
Supporting Ideas:
1. ____________________________________________________________________________.
2. His changes to British spellings became popular, for instance, "theater" and "plow" instead of “theatre” and “plough.”
3. ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. ____________________________________________________________________________.
Directions: Read each paragraph. Then fill in the blanks in the outlines that follow.
ARTICLE 4:
Noah Webster, the creator of Webster's dictionary, was a super-patriot, whose goal was to
take the United States out of Britain's linguistic* shadow. It was Webster who coined the term "American English," considering it an expression of praise, because he wanted the language of the newly formed United States to have its own special flavor. Many of his changes to British spelling like theater instead of theatre and plow instead of plough caught on and became the standard American spelling. Determined to emphasize the importance of America's influence on the language, Webster purposely titled his dictionary the American Dictionary of the English Language. He also made sure to include thousands of words
familiar only to Americans but unheard of by the British. Among them were moose, prairie, and skunk. Webster was so much the patriot that he even took on the great American hero George Washington at a dinner party. Washington had thought of hiring a Scotch tutor for his step-grandchildren, an idea that appalled Webster. He insisted that the United States had plenty of homegrown scholars that would be as good or better and, above all, who would speak English without a foreign accent.
Main Idea: _______________________________________________________________________.
Supporting Ideas:
1. ____________________________________________________________________________.
2. His changes to British spellings became popular, for instance, "theater" and "plow" instead of “theatre” and “plough.”
3. ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. ____________________________________________________________________________.
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Main Idea:
» Noah Webster, the creator of Webster's dictionary.
Supporting Ideas:
1. He is super-patriot, whose goal was to
take the United States out of Britain's linguistic* shadow
2. His changes to British spellings became popular, for instance, "theater" and "plow" instead of “theatre” and “plough.”
3. He is the one who coined the term "American English," considering it an expression of praise, because he wanted the language of the newly formed United States to have its own special flavor.
4. He change many British spelling like theater instead of theatre and plow instead of plough caught on and became the standard American spelling.
5. He insisted that the United States had plenty of homegrown scholars that would be as good or better and, above all, who would speak English without a foreign accent.
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