Episode 87: The First Spelling Reformers

Published: Dec. 7, 2016, 8:24 p.m.

b'Following the Norman Conquest of England, the French-educated scribes encountered the English language used by the Anglo-Saxons. The new scribes discovered unfamiliar letters and strange spellings. Early Middle English documents like the Ormulum show several spelling innovations introduced during this \\u2026 Continue reading \\u2192'