01355383 Varieties of English and Cultures of English Native Speakers 04 | Page 35

Now that there are tons of words in the English
dictionary. Someone needs to compile them.
Even though there had been
attempts to make dictionaries
before, the first complete
English-English dictionary was
written by Samuel Johnson
and was published in 1755.
Consisting of 43,000 words,
Johnson’s work represents a
milestone in the English
language.
However, there is one slight
problem with this dictionary.