From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!pyuxcc!amh Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: re: re: Noah Webster Article-I.D.: pyuxcc.302 Posted: Tue Jul 13 12:49:35 1982 Received: Wed Jul 14 02:12:49 1982 I missed the first reference to Noah Webster, but those ov you who recognize my path know that I prefer middle english and that I shy away from anyone who thinks any linguistic rule should be prescriptive as opposed to descriptive. enouf prolog. i never trust what webster suggests since in his first dictionary he defined oats as food suitable only for horses and other lower animals. /* Webster did not like the Scots */ Aldon Hunes (Gordon clan) BTL Pisc. ...!mhuxt!pyuxjj!pyuxcc!amh