Thursday, August 28, 2008

Not Quite the Davinci Code

Move over Dan Brown, apparently Anglicanism has the real thing !

Decoding a 270-year-old diary reminds us of the power and uses of shorthand

"Now we have a fresh opportunity to marvel at its magic. After nine years of deciphering, an Anglican priest has managed to decode the personal shorthand that Charles Wesley used to record his diary, while simultaneously keeping its contents a mystery to prying eyes."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article4615189.ece

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