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Unread 10-02-2014, 01:41 PM
Susan McLean Susan McLean is offline
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Okay, there had to be someone with quibbles, so I guess it's me. Much as I like the wordplay of "moth/myth" for its sounds, it is a stretch to go from "words" to "myth." Something like "meaning" would be closer while preserving the alliteration. I like Julie's suggestion of "worm/wordsmith" for L3, too, maybe even "a wordsmith's work." On the whole, though, it is an excellent and sensitive rendering of the Anglo-Saxon.

Susan
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