How does the language of the Declaration of Independence differ from what you hear today?

The rhetorical style and some of the Word choices are different than you might hear today. The reasoning was based on propositions that tied together into the whole argument. Sentence structure and references from The Bible were present. A good article, The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence, is found in the archives.gov website.

Answer

In the draft of the document itself, it has been discovered through hyperspectral imaging that the phrase "Our fellow citizens" was originally "Our fellow servants." There are other changes that were made before it was adopted.

Though the Declaration of Independence has been moved many times, the language in the document remains what it was when it was signed. Since language changes over time, people might interpret the language in the document differently today than they did in 1776.