Who will consider that no dictionary of a living tongue ever can be perfect, since, while it is hastening to publication, some words are budding, and… - Samuel Johnson

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Who will consider that no dictionary of a living tongue ever can be perfect, since, while it is hastening to publication, some words are budding, and some falling away; that a whole life cannot be spent upon syntax and etymology, and that even a whole life would not be sufficient; that he, whose design includes whatever language can express, must often speak of what he does not understand.