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To: LS; khnyny
"Gotta say, that bugged me too. It’s like rewriting the Bible in “everyday language.” Well, you lose a LOT when you do that, both substantively and poetically."

I was the Federalist Papers, wasn't it?

I saw that and I had same thought as LS.
I would rather work to understand the original
than risk losing the true meaning by dumbing it down.

203 posted on 01/30/2010 8:34:02 AM PST by Semper Mark (Life is a series of sucker punches. Protect yourself at all times.)
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To: LS; khnyny
I was the Federalist Papers, wasn't it?

I = It

204 posted on 01/30/2010 8:38:12 AM PST by Semper Mark (Life is a series of sucker punches. Protect yourself at all times.)
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