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For example, sometimes the scribe’s memory would play tricks on him. Between the time it took for him to look at the text and then to write down the words, the order of words might get shifted. He may write down the right words but in the wrong sequence. This is nothing to be alarmed at, because Greek, unlike English, is an inflected language.”
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Compare arguments from Lollard period about unsuitability of English for scripture because it is not inflected
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