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1. gedy+rl[view] [source] 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. watwut+4m[view] [source] 2023-02-18 20:29:37
>>gedy+rl
The new one sounds more like people speak today.
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3. everyb+gT[view] [source] 2023-02-19 00:41:49
>>watwut+4m
"He who knows only his own time remains forever a child." -Cicero
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4. watwut+Ve3[view] [source] 2023-02-19 21:03:45
>>everyb+gT
These are not exactly historical books. They are the kind of books you have no reason to read if they don't sound pleasant to today's ears.

Which is okay, to me it is OK if these books are not read. There are enough other books. But, people selling them will want then to sound like people talk today.

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