Dictionaries and Democracy
Mr. Morse gave a speech entitled “Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America,” in honor of the 200th anniversary of America’s first dictionary. He talked about Noa…
112 viewsMr. Morse gave a speech entitled “Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America,” in honor of the 200th anniversary of America’s first dictionary. He talked about Noa…
112 viewsMr. Morse discussed Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of American Writers and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Mr. Morse explored dictionary-making in America, how language…
1,303 viewsMr. Morse spoke about the Dictionary of American Writers republished as a companion guide to C-SPAN’s American Writers series. He also responded to viewer comments and questions.
212 viewsJohn Morse, president and publisher for Merriam-Webster, talked about the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. He focused on how words get into the dictionary and recently added words. He …
110 viewsMerriam-Webster President and Publisher John Morris talked about words that are new to the dictionary that year. He also described the history of the Merriam-Webster New Collegiate Dictionar…
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