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Webster, Worcester and the Dictionary Wars, Part 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Joseph Worcester's Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language
In 1846, Joseph Worcester published his universal and critical dictionary of the English language. As this dictionary was going to print, Worcester was having trouble with his site. This is described as resulting from cataracts. He had a series of surgeries, after which he was blind in his right eye and had partial sight in his left. Some years passed before he learned that a huge controversy had unfolded in the press.
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