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I would recommend setting as many different translations of any given Sutta I would want to study side by side, and comparing them all against each other and the Pali. Bodhi's and Thanissaro's are both very good, but one has to keep an eye out for the abhidhammic influence and assumptions. Bodhi at least acknowledges a lot of his spinning in his notes, which I recommend paying close attention to. Also, one can see how heavily he relies on Buddhaghosa and the commentaries in his notes as well. Makes it a lot easier to separate the wheat from the chaff.