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Popular mistranslations in Psalms 23 and 118
The minister with youth has been taking Hebrew at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and we have had some interesting conversations. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. – Psalm 23:6 The Hebrew verb … Continue reading
We are the (true) liberals (or) Animal Farm 2010
Language is a bear. Several weeks ago Glenn Beck (yeah yeah I know) at CPAC gave overall a decent presentation in which among other things he attempted to clarify terminology. Like liberal leftist communist Marxist progressive. Argued that the threat … Continue reading
John Leo and the deep dark secret of language (or) “Code words”
There has been some hullabaloo of late over Glenn Beck urging Christians to leave churches (read congregations) that preach social justice. Did Jesus not preach social justice? Is Glenn Beck against Jesus? Please understand I am not a fan or … Continue reading
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George Will – The evisceration of language
Which is more troubling? The direction that the Obama Administration and the Pelosi-Reid Congress are taking this nation? Or the way they are doing it? In all honesty – I say the latter. We have to do this immediately or … Continue reading
Rhetorical despotism and the "race issue" on National Public Radio
I feel bad for Columbus Ohio whose mayor Michael Coleman was invited to speak about race and the presidential election on the National Public Radio program “Talk of the Nation” yesterday October 30. Early in his remarks he said: The … Continue reading
A radical proposal concerning the alphabet
During out time in Upstate New York visiting my mom and extended family I had an idea not unrelated to ideas I have had concerning how we count in English. Consider that every letter in the English alphabet is spoken … Continue reading
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DailyHebrew.Com
Keep your Hebrew fresh and sharp. Just three verses per day – which is more than I usually read at this stage of my life. (Not good considering how many years I spent studying biblical Hebrew and how much of … Continue reading
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Dune and Rhetorical despotism
I have been rereading later books in the Dune saga by Frank Herbert. In God Emperor of Dune I came across this exchange between the God Emperor Leto II and his majordomo Moneo: “Religion always leads to rhetorical despotism,” Leto … Continue reading
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Climing the ladder of pretension
Woo hoo! We graduated! Wait – does a website want to be easier or more difficult to read? Why assume that the more difficult to read the more intelligent it must be? In my car I have been listening to … Continue reading
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Readability
Should I be pleased or disappointed? TV Reviews
Posted in Education, Fun and Geek Stuff, Language
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