How did people cope before they put the dictionary into alphabetical order?

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How did people cope before they put the dictionary into alphabetical order?

2007-11-06 10:20:03 · 3 answers · asked by : 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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They learnt new words cos they had to look through more times and used yellow postits to flag the ones they want the most!

2007-11-07 07:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by theoldecrone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Was the dictionary ever in random order?

2007-11-06 10:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

They spelt it the way it sounded to them. Doctor Johnson traced words back to their German French Latin and greek originals which is why our spelling is so strange

2007-11-06 10:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋