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Old 02-19-2012, 10:56 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by ghostyjack View Post
I've always wondered when American English came into common use, If I could find out, I'd have an idea on the prefered lexicon to use for any more books I make.
American spellings became fixed with Noah Webster's "An American Dictionary of the English Language", first published in 1828.
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