takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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-up1274arrow-down13
arrow-up1271arrow-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 · 10 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 hours agoHow was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
minus-squarenightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 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.