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In 1755, Samuel Johnson published an English dictionary that has
gone down in history.
Not only was it the first of its kind, it was full of funny
jokes.
Today we tell the story of this fantastic dictionary.
Dictionaries before 1755
Why Johnson's was so famous
Why was a dictionary needed?
Why was the English language a mess?
'Fixing' English
Johnson's dictionary: 40,000 words of fine scholarship
Hidden joke 1: the definition of 'oats'
Hidden joke 2: the definition of 'lexicographer'
Hidden joke 3: the definition of 'lunch'
Why writing a dictionary is so hard
Key vocabulary: Scholarship, Intriguing, Politically correct,
Authoritative, Captured, The masses, Painting a picture,
Linguistic, Reflecting on, Estimated, Mess, Literacy, Formal,
All-encompassing, Collate, Unsatisfactory, Fast-forward, Scene
was set, Stabilise, Anomalies, Peculiarities, Set things
straight, Hang on, Exceptions, Convoluted, Messy, Organism,
Gargantuan, Rivalry, Harmless, Busies, Tracing, Unpleasant,
Unappreciated, Extensive, Buried, Highlighted, Adapt, From
scratch, Evolving
Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website
www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/the-story-of-a-fantastic-dictionary
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