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English Language Printing Press Change Status Allowed Creation

Front How did the printing press change the English language and its status?
Back It allowed the creation of mass-produced English language text, which could be read by the growing literate population.
Market forces also had a part to play, with English language texts selling better than Latin ones.
The printing of many English works also brought about mass standardisation of spelling.

Tags: early, english, modern

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