takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.blog.lostartpress.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down14
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.blog.lostartpress.comtakeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoHow was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
minus-squarenightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIf there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.
minus-squareVelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoIf you read the article you would have seen that when it was first made up it was more about going to church and singing or praying out of rote and not doing it full heartedly.
How was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
If there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.
If you read the article you would have seen that when it was first made up it was more about going to church and singing or praying out of rote and not doing it full heartedly.