takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square28fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down13
arrow-up1379arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoHow was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
minus-squarenightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIf there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.
minus-squareVelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days 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.