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can dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak the same way. He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English.Noah used American spellings like color instead of the English colour and music instead of musick. He also added American words that weren39。s classes were held in Glastonbury.Noah graduated in 1778. He wanted to study law, but his parents could not afford to give him more money for school. So, in order to earn a living, Noah taught school in Glastonbury, Hartford and West Hartford. Later he studied law.Noah did not like American schools. Sometimes 70 children of all ages were crammed into oneroom schoolhouses with no desks, poor books, and untrained teachers. Their books came from England. Noah thought that Americans should learn from American books, so in 1783, Noah wrote his own textbook: A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Most people called it the Bluebacked Speller because of its blue cover.For 100 years, Noah39。s only college. He left for New Haven in 1774, when he was 16. Noah39。s was an average colonial family. His father farmed and worked as a weaver. His mother worked at home. Noah and his two brothers, Charles and Abraham, helped their father with the farm work. Noah39。A Short Summar