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echo: fidogazette
to: WARD DOSSCHE
from: JANIS KRACHT
date: 2018-08-10 20:19:00
subject: Re: FidoGazette Vol 12 no

Hi Ward,

> The Canterbury Tales were initially copied by hand and it lasted until 1478
>until the first printed (incomplete) version came off the press. 78 years afte
> Chaucer's death.

I would complain to the source of the quote if I were you.

As noted in the 'zine:

https://www.phrases.org.uk/

> Chaucer never put it into print ...

I did not say he did.. it was a quote from an organization in the U.K., but you
saw that, right? :)  I would count this as semantics, actually.

Take care,
Janis

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