1. Standardization Of The English Language
But it was not until 1649 that English became the language of legal documents in place of Latin. ... However, it needs to be emphasized that at the end of this statement, it says that after the pleadings, debates, etc. in English were finished, they should be entered and enrolled in Latin. ... Therefore were the "spelling-reformers" first to appear on the scene, beginning with a book in Latin by Sir Thomas Smith, entitled: De recta et emendata Linguae Anglicanae Scriptione (1568). ...
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- Grade Level: High School
