Re: (New e-text of) Narada; & Duroiselle?

nyanatusita wrote:

> Couldn't you do something similar with the Duroiselle grammar? As far as
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>>> I remember the digital edition made some years ago was not properly
>>> proofread and could be improved.
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>> Indeed, it could be improved, and I am already quite familiar with
>> the book from comparative reading that I carried out in composing my
>> own tables.
>> I currently do not have a source text of Duroiselle (i.e., I have
>> only .PDF, and I would need a .TXT, .DOC, or .HTML file to begin
>> revising the text); if Metta.lk kept a copy of the source text,
>> please do send it to me. 
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> I have a PDF to Word converter which neatly converts any PDFs to Word
> documents keeping intact the formatting, even encrypted PDFs. I will
> convert it and send it to you. Do you have a copy of the original book
> to compare it with? I have two editions here:  A cyclostyled 1906
> edition originally belonging to Nyanavira thera, this probably is the
> first edition, and a photocopy of the 1921 3d edition. The latter
> seems to be the appropriate one to use.
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>> One of the problems with Duroiselle (in my opinion) is the
>> non-traditional order that he gives to ... everything.  Declensions,
>> conjugations, etc., are not in their "ordinal" sequence --and this
>> makes the Pali names for the cases (etc.) nonsensical.  I'm a
>> "traditionalist" in that I assume "Pa~ncami" should be the fifth case.
>> Thus, while I would be happy to revise Duroiselle, there would be a
>> question as to what extent it is proper to transform the tables.
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> I agree with you. The order is strange. To me it would be fine to
> change it back to the traditional order if you mention it in the
> preface. It does not appear to me to  be changing the contents in a
> major way. Maybe other members of the group have can give their
> opinions about what is proper and not in this case.
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> Best wishes,
>                    Bh. Nyanatusita
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