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1. gedy+rl
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2023-02-18 20:26:38
>>GavCo+(OP)
> A most formidable female -> A most formidable woman
What is the reasoning for this? Not following what is "wrong" in the original.
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2. everyb+WS
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2023-02-19 00:38:14
>>gedy+rl
Good example of the artistic damage done by the committee. The wit of the original lay in the alliteration. Recall that alliteration is the oldest poetic meter in English. "Leoden litheost ..." -- Beowulf
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