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Did you know... that So Sethaputra compiled his authoritative English–Thai dictionary while in prison, with the manuscripts smuggled out for publication?
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... that So Sethaputra compiled his authoritative English–Thai dictionary while in prison, the manuscripts being smuggled out for publication? Source: "he was compiling the dictionary while serving a jail term as a political prisoner... Then there was the risky operation of smuggling the manuscript out to a publisher"[1]; "For much of the twentieth century the most authoritative English–Thai dictionary was the New Model English–Thai Dictionary, secretly compiled in Bangkok’s Bang Khwang prison in the 1930s by So Sethaputra"[2]
Thanks. I'm not quite sure if saying that he smuggled the manuscripts in active voice could be interpreted the wrong way, as it was his and his fellow prisoners' mothers that actually took the manuscripts out of prison. If the promoter doesn't see a problem then I'm good with it. --Paul_012 (talk) 18:20, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Superbly interesting article. Would personally rephrase to ALT0a: ... that while in prison, So Sethaputra compiled his authoritative English–Thai dictionary and smuggled the manuscripts out for publication? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC)