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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Webster, Worcester and the Dictionary Wars, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, History

4.224.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Noah Webster Jr. and Joseph Emerson Worcester were both born in New England, both went to Yale, and both compiled multiple dictionaries during their lifetimes. But they were very different men, and those differences led to a lot of conflict.

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1:41.6

Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class, a production of I Heart Radio.

1:46.2

Hello and welcome to the podcast.

1:54.0

I'm Tracey V. Wilson, and I'm Holly Frye.

1:57.5

This is part two of our two-parter on the Dictionary Wars, and unlike a lot of our two-parters,

2:03.3

I think this one probably stands on its own pretty well if you're listening out of order.

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