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Old 07-04-2009, 11:47 PM
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Re: The Declaration of Independence in American
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Originally Posted by EVAunit01 View Post
Has anyone ever read The Declaration of Independence in American by H.L. Mencken? It's the Declaration of Independence translated into the way most Americans speak. Mencken was from Baltimore but the language used sounds Southern. I thought it would be appropiate to post this today.

http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/mencken/declaration.html
Very interesting.
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