A history of the dictionary for National Dictionary Day
I've never seen Sir Thomas Elyot mentioned in a Substack before. Congrats!
I know that old Blackadder episode is great, but it's hard to believe people still think Samuel Johnson invented the entire idea of the dictionary by himself!
I've never seen Sir Thomas Elyot mentioned in a Substack before. Congrats!
I know that old Blackadder episode is great, but it's hard to believe people still think Samuel Johnson invented the entire idea of the dictionary by himself!