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The Man Who Shaped English | Portugal News
William Tyndale, a fearless translator who risked everything to bring the Bible into everyday English, quietly reshaped our language—and still haunts it today. In 1526, he smuggled out the first English New Testament, defying church powers who clung to Latin. Burned alive for heresy in 1536, his legacy lived on: his phrases like “eat, drink, and be merry” and words like “fisherman” became part of our vernacular. His 1534 edition sold 20,000 copies despite deadly persecution—and laid the groundwork for the King James Version. Today, only three copies of his first printing survive, one fetching…
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