takeheart@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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-up1388arrow-down14
arrow-up1384arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoHow was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
minus-squareVelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months 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.
minus-squarenightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIf there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.
How was there a demon of misspelling before standardized spelling?
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.
If there’s no agreed upon standard, everyone sets their own standard.