Art and Literature: Who omitted the letter "X" from his 1755 Dictionary of the English Language, claiming that no English words began with it?
Answer Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, also known as Dr. Johnson, made significant contributions with his work as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. On page 2308 of Johnson's Dictionary, he omitted the letter "X," writing, “X is a letter which, though found in Saxon words, begins no word in the English language."
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