Comment on The Tyrrany of Literacy. On oral tradition and what is lostparentComments−IAmBroom10moBecause of the game of Telephone.Humans aren't capable of repeating stories without permutation.−carlosjobim10moThat applies to the written word as well. You can never guarantee that your modern understanding of what a word means is the same as what the original writer meant.
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Because of the game of Telephone.
Humans aren't capable of repeating stories without permutation.
That applies to the written word as well. You can never guarantee that your modern understanding of what a word means is the same as what the original writer meant.