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		inopinatus 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Harvard Law paid $27 for a copy of Magna Carta. It... Fun fact, there's an inconsistent comma that changes the meaning of clause XXIX.

metabeard 6 months ago [–]

This comment is the first result when searching "inconsistent comma clause 29 magna carta" on Google. Can you link to a source?

inopinatus 6 months ago | [–]

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9/section/X...

now compare

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Magna_Ca...

to

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Magna_Ca...

There's a smudge. Of law

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