Meet the Brutal Killer Who Wrote the English Dictionary

[@Thoughty2]

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[@thegentleman4873]

Dictionary was created in 1700s by Dr Samual Johnson

[@ezraskolnick6145]

Feels good to be this early

[@davea6314]

When I think of Dr. Johnson and his 18th century dictionary, I immediately think of the actor who played Dr. Johnson in the comedy Blackadder. Never leave any important books around when Baldric is feeding a fire, especially Dr. Johnson's dictionary manuscript. Lol

[@davea6314]

I'm a bloody Yank. If you Limeys don't like all of the letter "u"s that we Yanks chopped out of words like color, harbor, flavor, and neighbor, then think of all of the German U boats that we Yanks sank in WW2 to save your Limey asses. All of those letter "U"s sank with the German U boats. We bloody Yanks will pop round to the Port of Whitehaven to finish the job that John Paul Jones started in 1778. We will spike your English cannons and drink all of your warm beer. Now go and eat your fish and chips and mushy peas and put milk in your tea like good Limeys. Cheerio, Ta-ta and all that Limey rot. From Dave the Bloody Yank 🤪 Lol

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

The ConnAisseur knows ! By 1890 and 1920, all french people used ConnAisseur as the word to be someone who is a pro at a subject. Connoisseur with an O is an old deprecated word not used, like Francois vs Français is now not a debate for the language/people. François is only a person's name. ConnAisseur is the word. Olden written form with an O is not the real thing mate

[@drewoo_]

I’d like to think Thoughty2 was flipping through the dictionary looking for topics to research, only to realize he was looking at one the whole time.

[@jwalster9412]

"why is the word 'potato' sound British, when it's actually Irish?"

[@HalfdeadRider]

@@jwalster9412 English* 😁

[@tposingjesus5491]

@@jwalster9412 the potato isn’t Irish. It’s is grown en masse in Ireland and historically Ireland has depended on it, but the potato doesn’t originate there, nor does it get its name from Gaelic (the language traditionally spoken in Ireland).

[@jwalster9412]

@@tposingjesus5491 I wasn't being entirely serious, but thanks for 'correcting' me.

[@tposingjesus5491]

@@jwalster9412 I merely attempted to share some information, I wasn’t trying to call you out. I’m sorry that your ego couldn’t handle someone sharing information even if you “weren’t being entirely serious” with your comment.

[@CartoonHero1986]

Really interesting fact it was Merrett's widow that gave him the pamphlet to contribute to the quotations. Apparently her and William became friends after William reached out to her to apologize for murdering her husband during his episode.

[@TheContrariann]

Thanks for this information buddy

[@Shah_dat]

Imagine what poor Merrett must be feeling when he sees that his wife became friends with his murdered.... (a joke btw)

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

I worked at a community mental health center for several years with people who had schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. I'll never forget one woman who experienced auditory, visual, and tactile hallucinations. She could see, hear, and feel demons tormenting her. She was literally tortured. It was the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen (and I've seen some shit). She was such a gentle and kind woman. Nothing we did seemed to help, and eventually she had to be hospitalized. It still brings tears to my eyes after 20 years. I can't imagine living with something like that.

[@CianaCorto]

Spooky how the brain can turn against you.

[@simonelliot3712]

In a severe case like that, _hospitalized_ is a crueler fate than _euthanized._

[@so9175]

Schizophrenia is treatable and their life matters. So no. That’s gross.

[@simonelliot3712]

@@so9175 I wasn't speaking to, or asking anything of, you.

[@johnhalls5510]

Schizophrenics nowadays can be treated with modern drugs. Hallucinations and delusions cannot be totally eliminated but at least minimized by the drugs.

[@davea6314]

"Not guilty by reason of insanity" had a good outcome in the case of Dr. William Minor's contribution to the English language. The rest of all this is just tragic.

[@thequantumnexus4270]

I would say the incident itself was tragic. A man died at the hands of a good man because of poor mental health treatment at the time. Let's hope we've improved as a society, and there's no reason if he'd have lived now he couldn't have been given proper treatment sooner, and prevented that poor man from being killed and Minor could have still fully contributed to society. But sometimes, these things still happen when the service let's everyone down. I've seen estimates that increasing mental health budgets and available treatments could very easily save an incredible account in lost productivity, other areas of the haven service and in (thankfully now rare) tragedies like this.

[@Manticorn]

As someone also suffering from schizophrenia, I'm glad to have learned this story. It goes to show how we can still contribute to society.

[@hellion6737]

Can't believe a Sri Lankan had a major contribution to the Oxford english dictionary!

[@IcedKatana]

Of course you can! Some of the greatest poets, artists and greats suffered some of the same. Research things like 'famous people with..' or scholars with..' 'poets with..' and feel utterly unstoppable! 💪

[@YK_Edits04]

I'm in your walls

[@Manticorn]

@Leandro Aude pff I get auditory hallucinations not visual

[@curtiskretzer8898]

@susan ivy Ceylonese

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

"he believed that every night he was abducted" he was in a psychiatric hospital in the late nineteenth century. Is it so unreasonable to believe that some sicko working for the hospital didn't drag him out of his room and make him so terrible things for their own pleasure?

[@ferguson8143]

I had pondered that idea bc it happend and been proven too but In his case and haveing that mental illness with nothing to help treat his symptoms I think it was all in his head

[@jenjuice432]

Considering he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and experienced bouts of delusion so severe that he felt compelled to murder an individual (presumably while in the midst of a psychotic episode) - yes, it is hard to believe.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@jenjuice432 those were EXACTLY the people that were targeted

[@bluueorb]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 The people doing stuff like that would go for people who are known for dilusions or people that are mute, things like that, I find it strange that people find it hard to believe. It's classic manipulation, like how predators find mentally ill or younger people to take advantage of because they're not taken as seriously.

[@Ozymandias1]

That would have been gaslighting avant la lettre.

[@zaubermaus8190]

thoughty2: "unless you are watching this video 3 o'clock in the afternoon in your pyjamas. in which case, all bets are off." me: T_T

[@HellGuardianAngel]

same

[@monsieursir4580]

Same

[@PlaNkie1993]

Same here

[@anishaganguly1440]

Holiday, no choice but to stay in my pyjamas 😂😂

[@raulsalcedo8332]

At least am wearing pants.

[@qjames0077]

Mel Gibson and Sean Penn made a movie about this not that long ago called, "The Professor and The Madman"

[@silentgamer666]

I've seen the last part of that movie. And I liked it

[@nataschavanzanen]

And a good movie at that! I loved it!

[@qjames0077]

@@nataschavanzanen evidently it was a passion project for Mel Gibson, too. And you can tell. Not to mention his fantastic beard

[@alabamaguns3684]

It was hard to sell my wife on a movie about the guys that wrote the dictionary... but it was a good movie.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Gibson is a big fan of characters getting tortured and self harming 😨

[@heleng5253]

Tolkien also worked on the OED, and some of his entries are unchanged, meaning that their are dictionary entry cards written in his writing, still in the dictionary today.

[@Capernicus19]

His life was so sad, the effects of war changed him forever but he still managed to make a monumental contribution to society. Really makes you think about the sacrifice these brave souls make when they are confronted with such mind-altering experiences, stuff you wouldn't wish on anyone. Thanks for another great video. Wishing peace for everyone.

[@benvasilinda9729]

Minor was obviously a genius that was also wonderful and kind person who made a terrible mistake but not even of his own sane mind. He was just as much of a victim as the man he killed. I’m glad he spent the majority of his life still contributing to society in a positive manner.

[@frankserpico6785]

Easy for you to say, cause it wasn't your father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, friend, or loved ones. If it were me, crazy or not he will pay with a life. And if my loved did this, as much as I loved them, they would have to pay the same way.

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

Listening to someone else speak, then regurgitating it in a trunkated manner, peppering it with a few obvious conclusions that were subtext to the main article, that the narrator, probably and skillfully, intended you draw from the article and that even a 6 year old could have drawn from what was said; is this the new way of making yourself seem intellectual being employed by gen z and millennials? Mere paraphrasing and restating the original creator's intended and obvious conclusions. Can you not have a thought or make an insightful conclusion of your own? Say, something like this: that, regardless of Minor's predicament or condition, or perhaps even because of them, he was probably the perfect man for the job. 'Obviously a genius' pretty much goes without saying, as it was strongly implied throughout the original post. And your idea that he was 'wonderful and kind'; where was that alluded to? Other than in the fact that providing 10,000 contributions was probably 'a wonder'. I mean, he did perform the branding that plagued his fragile psyche with guilt and delusions for the rest of his life when he could probably have point-blank refused. To me, it sounds like you are just jumping on to the modern bandwagon of fawning over and cannonising somebody as some kind of martyr or pioneering saint, just because they exhibited one of the fashionable afflictions or issues 'du jour', a cause célèbre of today: mental illness. Your worship and adoration, exhibited by the words you use 'wonderful' and 'kind' to describe him, when you have actually very little experience of him to base those statements on, proves that you're 'at it' and what you are all about here. P.S. I'm pretty sure that the guy he shot was a big bit more of victim than him, who went on to live out much of the rest of his life in a comfy 2 room cell with a servant and library, living an academic sort of life whilst practicing the flute until, unfortunately, having to live out his twighlight years minus a cock. The stoker, making his way to the brewery, lost a lot more than a cock. Proof, once again, that you are only trying to align yourself with the whole, modern, 'people with mental issues are actually very nice people, purely by virtue of the fact that they have mental health issues', type of vogue. I feel for anybody who is suffering from them but here is a news flash: they are usually, more often than not, a liability or a danger to themselves and to others and I would never try and make myself look like a goody-goody, nice guy by waxing all fantastical and lyrical, off of one of their afflicted backs, like you. You're capitalising on a historical character's mental health issues in order to virtue signal and make yourself look fashionable and 'nice'. People like that give me the boke!

[@jeproductionagaming]

@@LouisWinthorpe622 Ah yes spoken like a true genius

[@covuhns]

wtf r u saying man

[@bestleader8294]

Omg.. Minor that's not you 💀

[@bazbeanz]

I'm literally watching this at 3 o'clock in the afternoon wearing my pajamas. This man can read minds

[@Spenceedum]

Every time thoughty2 uploads a new video, I get to end my day knowing some crazy facts . Thank you thoughty2 for the wonderful videos.

[@bidoof367]

i dont believe you

[@_yaqubabbas]

So true!

[@jamesmagennis9580]

Samuel Johnson: "This book, sir, contains every word in our beloved language. "Blackadder: "Every single one, sir? "Samuel Johnson: "Every single word, sir. "Blackadder: "Oh, well, in that case, sir, I hope you will not object if I also offer the Doctor my most enthusiastic contrafibularities." 😂

[@Richie90090]

Ha ha yes!

[@anttibjorklund1869]

*SAUSAGE!!!*

[@rkoff5744]

I love that skit. 🤣

[@aadamtx]

"C: Great big wobbly thing that mermaids live in." "And your definition of 'dog' is?" "Not a cat."

[@DanieltheTruebadour]

Less hirsute hyphen! (balderdash)

[@will2Collett]

Thanks Mr Minor, you've given many people the words to express themselves in the the way they can feel right.

[@Rick.Fleischer]

Ah, the Oxford. Perhaps the greatest research effort ever: scouring a millennium of written English for one example per century of every sense of every word.

[@joz6683]

A genuinely fascinating tale, thanks for telling this forgotten piece of history 10 out 10.

[@hoagstar14]

If you’re looking for other great examples of delayed and way over budget projects, the James Webb Telescope which finally launched is perfect. Originally 500M budget now over 10B, and delayed over a decade. But now it’s finally nearing its setup, and looks well worth the delay. Great references to start this video as well!

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

Even the Hubble needed work after it got to space when they realized the entire mirror's angle of reflection was off 😅😅

[@yusufermanto1540]

Well the quote "Knowledge is very expensive" is true after all

[@BWalsh737]

Or the Big Dig, in Boston. I think like 14-15 yrs over tim and Billions over budget. W/ lots of corruption. IE envelopes filled w/ cash.

[@MKdross]

It was so behind schedule and over budget that the project was shut down by the House in 2011, and only saved by an international outpouring of support from the astronomy community. Agreed, definitely a fantastic example!

[@tanzidamim5481]

How about the Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona that's still under construction 140yrs since breaking ground

[@MrDominicharrison]

My dad worked at Broadmoor for 30yrs and I’d not heard of this case, truly fascinating! Also a good demonstration of how schizophrenia effects the whole intellectual spectrum Shared this with Broadmoor staff groups

[@Walesbornandbred]

I love leaning something new, thoughty2 never disappoints.

[@skeepodoop5197]

I'd imagine Murray looking at the mass amounts of Quotes that he'd been getting from some Minor guy and just saying; "Huh, this guys seems to have a lot of times on his hands... I wonder why?"

[@nobodyspecial9513]

My first fiance was actually related to James Murray. They had a copy of the complete dictionary. The words printed on the pages were so tiny you needed a magnifying glass to read it.

[@molybdomancer195]

That’s one particular edition of it. Many copies have readable text but take up so much space

[@x3ln0ng1d7]

I used to listen to Arran when I was in middle school. Not entirely sure why I stopped, because he's maintained his ability to provide detailed information on interesting topics

[@AFloridaSon]

It amazes me the time and effort put into these stories that most people would never no about.

[@snakedoktor6020]

*know

[@bidoof367]

@MADONA 11 so true

[@heyimanormal61]

@MADONA 11 what a wonderful virus, scam, spyware, IP grabber, whatever.. you really got everyone to click in that fake link.

[@bidoof367]

@cindi so true

[@wazzupp1029]

*know, I think you need a read of a dictionary my boy.

[@belae5811]

It's my birthday today thoughty!! Thanks for the content. Great gift!

[@nalanhazzard]

Have a happy birthday 🎂

[@5fingastinkpunch]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎉 !!

[@sbsstorytelling]

Mine too! Happy B-Day to us!!!

[@alphahybridBR]

Happy birthday 🔥🔥 We celebrate with this

[@sbsstorytelling]

One of my most treasured things is a 1997 Websters Unabridged Dictionary, so I'm a bit nervous right now. I don't want even Thoughty besmirching this venerable tome.

[@NoodleFlames]

This is one of the few cases where insane asylums actually brought out the best in a man. He was truly free while staying there.

[@Dude0000]

It’s amazing. The cartoons you did look just like the photo of them, the three together. Amazing attention to detail.

[@glennesposito7867]

I love how he talks and the animation goes perfectly with his videos. I always watch the video all the way through even his advertisement for surf shark entertains me as well. Been watching this channel for years. Love it.

[@blackwings2885]

Excellent video as always...or should I say...Sublime..or Magnificent..Or supreme..or peerless. 😁❤️

[@scalebreaka7596]

Imagine writing a dictionary without a dictionary. You find some obscure word that absolutely noone know and good luck

[@berlyngrey9242]

No, it's 4:30pm and I'm in my pajamas. Call me what you will but there's never a bad time of day to be in my PJs, lying in bed, watching Thoughty2!

[@gonzoraoul]

At 5:30 you say most people don't go around talking like Shakespeare, but the ultimate irony is that Shakespeare wrote a lot of the time in quite normal language compared to other playwrights and even made up slang words himself. So, you know. There's that.

[@alichehab5804]

It amazes me the time and effort put into these stories that most people would never

[@darkcrystal4498]

There was a film made about this in 2019 starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn called 'The Professor and the Madman'. Worth a watch if you enjoyed this video. Thanks Thoughty2 👍

[@MikeTheD]

Based on the book I think, think that was the title. It's a quick read and excellent.

[@vincentbasso4903]

@@MikeTheD Read the book

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

Even better is the book written by Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, on which the movie is based.

[@darkcrystal4498]

@@jenniferlonnes7420 I believe the book was called `The Surgeon of Crowthorne'. I'm guessing you haven't read it

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

@@darkcrystal4498 Tame your self-righteousness! I'm presently looking at the hardback book and book on tape - both titled The Professor and the Madman. Unlike you, I'm sure you've read and so have I, the same book, simply titled differently.

[@Metagrinner]

I remember not too long ago(a decade or two perhaps), the millionth word was added to the dictionary. This means William Minor contributed one percent of the dictionary... by himself. Considering that there have most likely been many words added since his time, that is no small feat.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

I enjoy all of your videos a great deal, but this one I especially enjoyed. Learning about someone who gave so much to the world, but received so little in return, was a real pleasure.

[@vit3869]

No one tells a story better than Thoughty2!

[@B9ashtima]

I am literally sitting my desk in my pajamas and it is 3:24.... but i work at home so that has to count for something right

[@ntopangonyani6964]

Thank you for the incredible story-telling Arran.

[@nalanhazzard]

Is it just me or this videos are really good I learned more things watching this than school

[@Johlab]

I see

[@amylondon36]

This is what I said too! He’s brilliant

[@josephpetrino1741]

Maybe he will do one on how to construct a sentence.

[@humboldthammer]

Once upon a time, storytelling was banned during certain seasons -- until the crops were planted or the harvest complete -- the people would not do their work if they could listen to a story. So, "THEY" took advantage of this, and pert-near everything you watch is designed to TEACH you. Every single one of us is born knowing NOTHING, and each one of us must learn EVERYTHING, mostly on our own, in just ONE lifetime. BUT . . . never before in the entire history of humanity, have so many educated people lived so freely and abundantly and CONNECTED to a SHARED Worldwide Experience with near-instant communication . . . it is GUARANTEED to Wake THIS Generation Up!

[@TyrWesterberg]

this is hopefully somewhat how school works in a few hundred years. People schooling for themselves using the broad worldwide web without some stupid ignorant mortal's agenda.

[@JohnnyReb]

This video hits a bit close to home for me. My 4x great uncle William Arron Hollingsworth who served with Company "B" 18th Georgia fought in the battle. He was mortally wounded but thankfully he was taken to Lynchburg for treatment in a hospital there. He died on June 7th, 1864. He was 28. Others weren't so lucky...many of the helpless and inmobile wounded burned alive. At some places during the battle they stopped fighting to save each other's wounded from the flames.

[@13thcentury]

Oddly, I have a book on this chap (as in, a friend passed it to me, and it rests in my bookcase). The Surgeon of Crowthorne. Bloody good read.

[@tylerpaps4137]

I can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Thank you for creating such interesting, exceptionally well pruduced and content rich videos for us all to enjoy. I continue to look forward to your posts. Have a great day. Spencer (CK) Paps

[@Laudon1228]

I already really liked and subscribed to your channel. I have a curiosity about many and varied topics and fields of study. I am self-educated since high school, helped greatly by my discount from working at the late, great Borders Books and Music in the mid-90s, and the internet since then. If I were, by some marvelous bit of good fortune, able to go to university today, I would be very hard pressed to choose a major, even within the broad field of my greatest interest, language, English and foreign. For years now I have been fascinated by etymology, the history and origins of words. I call it the archeology of language. So imagine how thrilled I was when I saw the thumbnail for this video. What an extraordinary (and sad) story. St. Elizabeth’s in Washington DC still exists. It has for decades housed and treated John Hinkley, the man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan in a delusional attempt to impress Jodi Foster. President Reagan was wounded and thankfully fully recovered. James Brady, Reagan’s press secretary, was much more grievously wounded, spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair due to paraplegia caused by the gunshot. I hear a North Country accent (I love accents and watch a lot of British media) do you have Scottish heritage? I ask because amidst a number of other nationalities, I have some Scottish heritage on both sides of my family. Since we seem to be kindred spirits in several ways, could we be very distantly related too? 😉 BTW: Pinky and the Brain?! _Love it_ !!! Your broad interests, scholarship, talent for writing/narrating, and creating these videos _and_ a sense of whimsy??? You rock! Also, “Thoughty2” is that an oblique Douglas Adams reference?

[@kovko69]

The "planning fallacy" is mis-associated at the beginning. The reason the buildings took longer than the deadline and overbudget is because the architects and builders intentionally do so in order to get the contract and approval by the government to build those projects. In other words, construction and architecture firms will reveal an ambitious schedule that they'll try (or "try) to complete the project in, to make their bid more attractive to the governing body.

[@PolishedSiren]

Can I just say how much I appreciate the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy references in your videos? 👍

[@millville]

One of the first things I did ... regarding a 'difficult grieving period' (nothing criminal), was getting myself a blank address/telephone book with alphabet tabs. Instead of writing an entire novel or exasperating others or myself with too much description, I would just collect and add single words from the whole per what I thought or felt, using the alphabet tabs of this little book. And, peruse my Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus at home for some extra words. Grammer etc wasn't as important at the time as having this bunch of single words. Hey thanks 'Thoughty2' for your Vid about this! Hugs.

[@trenastidham5581]

Thoughty2 , Zefrank and Mr.Ballen make up a rounded story/facts telling whole . Somehow y'all can take any story or fact (no matter what it is ) and turn it into one of the most entertaining videos in the know universe ! I'm slowly working my way through your videos , started with the very first clip and you just keep getting better and better, please keep making these great videos!!

[@markxl]

There is a great book on this subject called The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester.

[@lavenderpants8695]

You always drastically improve my day with these videos.

[@danbishop6485]

Considering the circumstances, 0:27 feels like a very personal dig at me and I love it

[@SteamboatW]

It seems that dictionaries are especially hard to plan around. The Swedish Academy hace worked on the Swedish dictionary (SAOB) since 1893 and have still to publish the last two letters in the Swedish alphabet. ... and then they have to start from "A" again to update what have happened since 1898 when the first volume was published...

[@davea6314]

When I think of Dr. Johnson and his 18th century dictionary, I immediately think of the actor who played Dr. Johnson in the comedy Blackadder.

[@jamesmagennis9580]

Sausage!!! 😂😂 Love that episode haha

[@davea6314]

@@jamesmagennis9580 "Sausage time!" "I have a cunning plan." Never leave any important books around when Baldric is feeding a fire, especially Dr. Johnson's dictionary manuscript.

[@jamesmagennis9580]

@@davea6314 It's the end of the episode when Baldrick shows Dr Johnson his story about a sausage, then Dr Johnson reads it out loud and shouts "SAUSAAAAGE!!!" because he hadn't included it in his dictionary hahahahah

[@jamesmagennis9580]

@@davea6314 Also, how amazing is Robbie Coltrane as Dr Johnson hahaha

[@davea6314]

@@jamesmagennis9580 Oh yes, I remember those comedy lines. Lol

[@shortbreadhead]

Wow, really love that hand drawn thumbnail that an artist did, they really put a unique spin on things by adding 5 fingers and a thumb on the left hand. That's truly ground breaking. I wonder who you paid to provide such art....

[@arthagarwal1903]

6:16 I appreciate using the correct map of india this time, atleast he is correcting his mistakes, or should i say tomfoolery or blunders or maybe errors. As always, A great vid :)

[@andrewmurugami8700]

This is one guy I love watching, not he add anything is my life but the art of story telling and that inserting that sponsorship ad in his videos is mind blowing. i always watch his videos on notifications and I never swip left. Keep winning buddy.

[@davidroddini1512]

Never heard this story before. I’d like to know more about his time in the military. Was he a major by any chance? If so, perhaps the dichotomy of being “Major Minor” contributed to his deteriorating mental state.

[@bulletsizednuke1100]

Pronounce me dead

[@muhammedayatullah3272]

Am always thrilled to watch your videos,they are very educative and entertaining, can't wait for your next one🤗

[@Hot_Chocolate06]

Love the informative history-related and stories content!😄

[@bidoof367]

@Suzuka so true

[@swatteam93]

0:25 literally wearing my pajamas while watching the video at 3:02 PM and I hear this… I have never been owned so hard in my entire life. I’m never recovering from this

[@Ozymandias1]

In 2019, before the current madness, a biographical movie was released called The Professor and the Madman with Mel Gibson as James Murray and Sean Penn as William Chester Minor.

[@elscoob2055]

Watched the channel years ago when this dude wears a suit in every video love how the channel and humor has evolved

[@TheIrisCZ]

Wow, dude was actually living a fruitful life after the unfortunate murder and contributed to the society. A nice example of how brutal incarceration usually isn't the right decision despite of what many people believe (*cough* US prison and mental hospital systems *cough*)

[@dashadowgirl]

*cough cough*

[@raerohan4241]

@@dcoing1907 While it may not be just a US thing, the US is the only developed country which still believes this. Also, it's still the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world, at 629 prisoners per 100,000 people (as of 2022). And in total, 25% of the entire world's prisoners are in US prisons. So it's a stereotype, but one solidly backed up by statistics ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@edwardlionheart2689]

Bring back hanging.

[@ridleyroid9060]

I think it rather is. If some dollard up and about murdered me friend, brother, sister or mum and dad I wouldnt like to find out they have comfy digs and are serving their sentence enjoying doing whatever the fuck they want free of any care. Id be right fucking fuming, couldnt care less about their contribution to society.

[@jenjuice432]

@@raerohan4241 First of all, the American penal system isn't just one single entity that "believes" something. The criminal justice system is a collection of agencies and institutions at the state, local, and federal level. The approach of a institution can vary greatly depending on a multitude of factors. Policies makers (judges, district attorneys, congress, etc) are elected positions so of course underlying policies / philosophies are going to differ according to the jurisdiction. There are some states that are much more lenient than others. There's some states that place more emphasis on rehabilitation and assimilation back into society, whereas other states choose to hold convicted criminals more accountable for their crimes and opt to cut them off from the free world for the protection of society. So given that, it's unfair and a blatant misrepresentation to say that the United States just locks people up in hoards and throws away the key. It's not that simple. And while the U.S. does have higher rates of incarnation, were certainly not the only developed country to have jail and prisons. Here in the United States, we have higher rates of drug use which leads to more criminal activity (theft, burglary, robbery). Those crimes obviously need to be dealt with. Recently, there has been a push for more emphasis on rehabilitation and providing addicts with increased resources for recovery - but these changes don't happen overnight. We're a massive country and change at this scale takes time, money, cooperation and coordination. It requires a complete overhaul of laws and policies.

[@jeremythornton433]

This is a great one! I'd love to see a video on the American dictionary. I've heard that the reason why Americans spell words like honor with a u, "honour", is because Webster couldn't spell. I don't know if that true or not though. Up here in Canada, we spell words the same way as the English.

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Here be Trolls

[@roberte.christian1741]

The way I was taught all my life to spell it was " honor " with no u in it. I've noticed some other words spelled differently now than what I was taught. Not sure why that is.

[@theangriestcatintheworld]

Americans spell "honour" without a U. Because THEY can't spell, lol

[@SupaBabe001]

@@roberte.christian1741 it’s because American English is different than British English. Only in America do they spell it without the “u”. In the UK/Australia/New Zealand/Canada etc certain words contain the “u” - honour, neighbour, colour, armour, etc

[@Canalcoholic]

Well let’s face it, there are millions of Americans who don’t even know how to pronounce their own names.

[@naheenisapoet69]

My brother is a schizo. To say the least it's one of the worst disorders onEarrth. I m genuinely sympathetic for anyone suffering this disease. Minor went through much

[@MCsCreations]

Imagine how easier it would've been if they had access to computers and databases. 😬 You go adding words with meaning and other info... And in the end you just order it alphabetically. 🤷‍♂️

[@sonnybrisbane66]

It would have still had to have been collated somewhere first though, in order to have it imputed in the first place.

[@MCsCreations]

@@sonnybrisbane66 You could do both at the same time. If you're going to note, note it directly to the database.

[@molybdomancer195]

All modern dictionaries are produced using special dictionary writing software. The OED third edition computer system is names PASADENA. The amazing thing is when they decided to update the first edition several decades ago it was possible to convert the Victorian/Edwardian text into XML tagged text very successfully because the original editors were so consistent in the structure of their work

[@MCsCreations]

@@molybdomancer195 Fantastic! 😃

[@Roboticwhale19]

This video blew my mind. Incredible work my guy.

[@chiizusensei]

Hooked me in with that title lol

[@michealshelton2133]

Ikr. I was like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???

[@protec5955]

Been watching you for ages bro, love your content. Looking good with the new change 👍

[@atuahenegodwin3339]

Its impressive the amount of work that went into the creation of the dictionary, no wonder its going to exist forever.

[@XxTheRipperxX]

Hey brother, been watching your videos for about 8 years now. This is the fittest I've seen you and your hair looking thicker too. Keep up the progress man :)

[@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu]

There is also a movie about that, its really good and fun to watch, It's called "The Professor and the Madman".

[@akasunanosasori6385]

The 3 o'clock in my pyjamas thing felt personal, oddly specific and was a funny yet creepy coincidence!

[@angrygoose23]

“James, for crying out loud put down that infernal dictionary and pay attention to your friends! Honestly, I’m starting to think you care more about those stupid words than you do about me! You’re such a- a- a mumpsimus!” **James gasps** “What?” “m-u-m-p-s-i-m-u-s… thanks, I hadn’t gotten that one!” “I hate you.”

[@m7rkus820]

I am not watching this video at 3:00pm in my pyjamas. I am watching this video at 3:00am in my pyjamas thank you very much

[@movingaboveandbeyond]

Very interesting video! The scrips you write are always entertaining as well! Great job! Your videos never get old!!

[@007JackTR]

"3 o'clock in the afternoon in my pajamas!"... Got me!

[@ryzxr]

While 29,000 casualties sounds like a lot at the time that was only around 0.0029% of the population

[@bruceschneider2005]

Please keep the good story's coming thoughty2 as I'm loving your channel many thanks BRS 😊

[@Vikanuck]

As a Canadian, it’s an honour to be a part of the long, colourful tradition of using the Oxford English Dictionary to talk English good 👍

[@bennu547]

Fun fact: Samuel Johnson, the guy who originally pended the first English dictionary, is quoted to say the following about public hanging after it was announced it would be officially banned: “The age is running mad after innovation; and all the business of the world is to be done in a new way; men are to be hanged in a new way; Tyburn itself is not safe from the fury of innovation. Executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators, they don’t answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties; the public was gratified by a procession; the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away?" I think it goes without saying that executions and torture do nothing to prevent crime or find a guilty party. England was swamped with crimes and they eventually figured out that you need to figure out why crime happens in the first place and take measures to prevent them. All public executions and torture does is feed the crowd’s desire to see a horrific spectacle. It doesn’t help solve or prevent crime. Mr. Johnson thinks otherwise So yeah the guy who wrote the first English dictionary was all about public hangings🙃 You’re welcome. I am a well of useless knowledge😸

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

Hello 👋 from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Friday April 15th 2022 ! I found this video extremely fascinating ! I plan to order the Oxfords dictionary because it sounds so interesting ! Thank you for sharing this video ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️☮️

[@deepanshukapoor8591]

Sir thnxxx alot ur uploading constantly luv ur work🥰✌

[@VladCriste]

Keep the knowledge flowing!

[@zoecastaneda431]

Always loved your work. Keep up the amazing job

[@matakitauhavea9619]

The Professor and the Madman. Starring Mel Gibson as Murray and Sean Penn as Minor is an awesome adaptation and deserved awards it never got. Easily one the best movies I've ever watched.

[@TeamWnJ]

Amazing video again Thoughty2! What an interesting story!

[@dnatsrednUouYoD]

The way I am literally standing in the kitchen making an everything bagel at 3:00 in the afternoon while still wearing my pajamas 😅

[@ariadneschild8460]

Weekends don't count imo.

[@tbyioo]

“unless it’s 3pm and you’re sitting in your pjs watching this” THAT WAS SO SPECIFICALLY ACCURATE

[@feralbluee]

inconceivable, fantastic, astonishing video. i mean, it’s a real good one. really enjoyed this. :) i had no idea the Oxford dictionary was so incredibly comprehensive. i mean words from the 1100’s, origins, and use in a sentence. i’d love to see some of the olde words. and word origins are so fascinating. it’s remarkable that they realized back then that he had actual mental problems which saved him and gave us all his research. defining 10,000 words is an incredible volume of work!! love the 6 o’clock shadow :] keep safe 🌷🌱

[@jamiejenks077]

Amazing video fella . Thanks

[@Zylph]

I love the shorter plethora of videos we get now. I would not be surprised if there is now a research team and an editor. Keep them coming!

[@foxglove-woods]

0:23 i have been read like a book. Its 5pm and im still on my pyjamas

[@ltskurge6928]

i had to stop the video i was dying laughing cuz i was all those things at the start and the u said 3 in the afternoon with your pjs on and i was just finsihed .... you are a saint

[@gordonbingeman1604]

Great video and amazing how you can add education, adventure and fun to this video. Great work again thoughty2

[@KlangderNudel]

The Berlin Airport being finished so late is actually a meme in Germany.

[@42speedybeattie]

I work for a medical supply company named Owens & Minor. I need to see if there is any relationship with Mr. Minor here.

[@AprilStAmour]

I love your videos and the things you teach us. Keep up the good work Thoughty2!!

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff