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* Word order usually tended towards that of the vernacular language of the author, and not the artificial and polished word order of Classical Latin.

Conversely, an erudite scholar might attempt to " show off " by intentionally constructing a very complicated sentence.

Because Latin is an inflected language, it is technically possible to place related words at opposite ends of a paragraph-long sentence, and owing to the complexity of achieving this it was seen by some as a sign of great skill.