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mcmartin discovers the earliest known reference to a typo demon in a 15th century text
mcmartin discovers the earliest known reference to a typo demon in a 15th century text:
in the section written by one Thomas Gascoigne (1403-1458) we receive this passage...
And when he came before the Abbot, waytynge yf oughte had escaped hym, that he myghte haue gotten and put in hys bagge; the Abbot was astoned and aferde of the foulenes and mysshape of hym, and sayde vnto hym. What art thow; And he answered and sayd. I am a poure dyuel, and my name ys Tytyuyllus, & I do myne offyce that is commytted vnto me. And what is thyne offyce sayd the Abbot, he answeryd I muste eche day he sayde brynge my master a thousande pokes full of faylynges, & of neglygences in syllables and wordes, that ar done in youre order in redynge and in syngynge. & else I must be sore beten.
Emphasis mine.
In particular, the emphasis that he must each day bring his dark master A THOUSAND BAGS OF FAIL.
I'm sure the Internet has made his life much easier.
Context is spelled "Titivillus" these days.
in the section written by one Thomas Gascoigne (1403-1458) we receive this passage...
And when he came before the Abbot, waytynge yf oughte had escaped hym, that he myghte haue gotten and put in hys bagge; the Abbot was astoned and aferde of the foulenes and mysshape of hym, and sayde vnto hym. What art thow; And he answered and sayd. I am a poure dyuel, and my name ys Tytyuyllus, & I do myne offyce that is commytted vnto me. And what is thyne offyce sayd the Abbot, he answeryd I muste eche day he sayde brynge my master a thousande pokes full of faylynges, & of neglygences in syllables and wordes, that ar done in youre order in redynge and in syngynge. & else I must be sore beten.
Emphasis mine.
In particular, the emphasis that he must each day bring his dark master A THOUSAND BAGS OF FAIL.
I'm sure the Internet has made his life much easier.
Context is spelled "Titivillus" these days.