Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "الاختلافات الإملائية بين الإنجليزية الأمريكية والإنجليزية البريطانية" in Arabic language version.
Johnson's dictionary became the accepted standard for private spelling ... of a literate Englishman ... during the nineteenth century ... Webster had more success in influencing the development of American usage than Johnson had with British usage.