@takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 hours 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-square23fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down13
arrow-up1290arrow-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.com@takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-square@egrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 hours agoHow was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
minus-square@nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 hours agoIf there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.
How was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
If there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.