# Generated by copying and modifying nearby words

> Disputed: The text was generated by copying and modifying nearby words (Timm & Schinner).

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# Generated by copying and modifying nearby words

The text was generated by copying and modifying nearby words (Timm & Schinner).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionLiteratureTested0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- near-twin rate should depend strongly on distance and collapse when words are shuffled within a page
- words that look alike should behave alike (copying preserves context) — consistent with T6
- no long-range (section-level) vocabulary structure beyond what local copying produces

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[Adjacent identical and near-identical words are common](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDKN465TE/adjacent-identical-and-near-identical-words-are-common)

Established · weighs some · F-011

FOR

[Words spelled alike are used alike](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G/words-spelled-alike-are-used-alike)

Established · weighs some · F-015

FOR

[Adjacent pages share vocabulary, as in languages](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDQJ46FS3/adjacent-pages-share-vocabulary-as-in-languages)

Established · weighs heavily · F-027

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is it meaningless text from a procedure?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG34ZR1MPK/is-it-meaningless-text-from-a-procedure)

Part of [What kind of text is it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)

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Answer · hypothesis

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Literature

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