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@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ e.g. to say that you know Euclidean geometry is to mean that you can recall it f
 the absence of writing forces thinkers to "think memorable thoughts" (pg 34) - devising mnemonic patterns and formulas to store thoughts
 (pg 34) "Mnemonic needs determine even syntax"
 
+Characteristics of orally-based thought and expression:
+
+1. Additive rather than subordinative 
+ * e.g. the creation narrative in Genesis 1:1-5 - in the Douay version (1610) there is a distinct repetition of "and"
+ * in the New American Bible (1970) this "and" is translated into a variety of other conjunctions, e.g. "while", "thus", "then", "when".
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