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NooneAtAll3yesterday at 7:41 AM1 replyview on HN

don't we have parlament transcripts? I remember something about Germany (or maybe even Prussia) developing fast script to preserve 1-to-1 what was said


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libraryofbabelyesterday at 5:57 PM

I mentioned those in the post you’re replying to :)

It’s a better source for how people spoke than books etc, but it’s not really an accurate source for patterns of everyday conversation because people were making speeches rather than chatting.