A case for Gibberish

[MichelleL11]

@MarcoP

Thanks so much for doing those experiments.  Since your results are comparable to each other (internally consistent, unlike Schinner’s which found the VMS to be an outlier) yet not completely comparable to Schinner’s results as a whole - do you think variations in method of preparation between data sets could be the explanation for all of it?

I agree with you that the switch to fiction prose for English rather than sticking with the Bible feels like cherry picking.

Do you have an opinion of how the VMS being a transliteration rather than a direct expression might impact data like this?  Or do you think your results are consistent enough to show that this is not an issue, at least if you treat the input the way that you did?

Thanks for providing further thoughts you may have.  I also appreciate you pointing out where l may be misinterpreting - this is not simple stuff, you must admit!