Glenn Miller wrote: > When the first dictionary was written - long before the thought that their > might even be a "correct" spelling of any English words, the compiler > merely recorded the words as they were spoken in his day - and in his > region.
The dictionaries of today aren't really based on previous dictionaries, instead every so many years they repeat this exact same process so if spoken/written English changes as it is bound to do, the changes are reflected in newer dictionaries...
