By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. You’re probably using the wrong dictionary
James Somers, the jsomers.net blog, 2015/02/04
This is a fascinating item looking at the old Websters 1828 dictionary, and the editions that followed in its line. While today's dictionaries publish terse and matter of fact definitions that strip the nuance from the word, the original dictionary was elegant and detailed, presenting the word in all its flavours. More...