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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9562859, member: 56"]So maybe the spelling here is his own idiosyncratic approach, I would guess trying a more phonetic style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noah Webster tried to rationalize spelling, but his first dictionary was 1806. Maybe he was influenced by Elfinston.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9562859, member: 56"]So maybe the spelling here is his own idiosyncratic approach, I would guess trying a more phonetic style. Noah Webster tried to rationalize spelling, but his first dictionary was 1806. Maybe he was influenced by Elfinston.[/QUOTE]
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