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Could the flood have been exaggerated?

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Dr Adequate
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10-07-2010 10:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 21 by Nij
10-07-2010 8:35 PM

Apparently the original word just means "a lot" or "many".
When the first translators were doing their job, they picked a number that seemed like lots to them and used it instead.
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There wasn't a number at all; just an unspecified plural amount that could be embellished into whatever the audience chose to think was substantially large.
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I am skeptical. Do you have evidence? Thanks.
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