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Originally Posted by AlexBell
For example, in my opinion, the phrase 'some gay young men' in the 21st century means something quite different than when it was written in the 17th or18th centuries. Should I have left it as written by the 19th century author even though it was clearly not what she meant in her time?
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Strange; to me the meaning is quite clear; happy young men.
Of course I do know enough to infer meaning from context and era