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[quote=GRIZ326,230344]Jealousy is one explanation....but giving them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps they are just purists. I believe most here would agree that reading any classic in the original language conveys the meaning more accurately than the translation.

To apault's point, one of the key functions of specialized education is to make changing a light bulb the equivalent of brain surgery. I see that phenomena within my own field in which I am a recognized expert. I look at the new books on protocol analysis and I do not recognize language used to discuss technical points I taught 15 years ago. Unfortunately, the subject matter was not simplified - it was made more complex and obscure. That is especially intriguing because the engineering specifications wrapped around the technology have not changed in the least and the spec represents the source document.

I see nothing wrong with simplifying subject matter, so long as the simplification ultimately leads the student to the source material.[/quote]

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