At one time, Noah Webster called for a unifying national language of American English. On learning that the English were buying his dictionary, he decided instead it was a better thing to recognize that English is English with more in common on both sides of the ocean than different. Apparently, English money spends just as well as the dollar? Who would have thought it, right?
Webster's Calling by Michael Romani In America's first days Of independence and liberty Noah sought in his linguistic way To help foment our national unity In a heated call for clarification He presented his bold dissertation That to prevent an elite in our nation There would be no language differentiation Having learned just how quickly English dialects formed sounding prickly Noah Webster sought to keep original construction In order to avoid American English's destruction Making his efforts stridently impressive He sought to keep our words clear and expressive Reforming the complications of pronunciation Noah set out his genial and needed elucidation He banished local dialect for common stock As he insisted on a standard way to write and talk And while he never assumed dictatorial authority He did his best to set out rules of language and civility May 31, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
