aug 13, 1167 - Ormulum is written in attempt to
correct the mispronunciation of English.
Description:
Orm, a monk from northern Lincolnshire, was concerned with mispronunciation, so he wrote Ormulum with phonetic spelling.
Many changes to written English were taking place at this time.
Image Citation:
"Ormulum."
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