TIL that arguably the first comprehensive English dictionary was written by one dude over the course of seven years and that was THE dictionary for 70+ years
Adonnus, I get definitions of words wrong all the time. I'm curious how many of the words were wrongly defined by him during his time.
Pons_Aelius, It is not so much that his definitions were wrong, but many were quite...eccentric.
EG: “Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot, Sausage? Sausage! Why blast your eyes!
CaptFrey, Great film! www.imdb.com/title/tt5932728/?ref_=ext_shr
Alaharon123, Based on the imdb page, that’s about the Oxford English Dictionary, which came out 173 years later and was the next standard dictionary in England
CaptFrey, Ah yes. Still a great movie about same subject
oo1, I'd like to offer you my most sincere contrafibularities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOSYiT2iG08
Pons_Aelius, It's a common expression down our way.
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