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  JW related collective nouns

  by Simon in

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  english is a great language, especially when it comes to collective nouns.

  a "murder" of crows is just fantastic as is a "mob" of meerkats.

  a "colony" of ants, a "pride" of lions.

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  a congregation of alligators
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  "Ones"

  by Joe Grundy in

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  (i never was a dub).. this is something which has intrigued me for a while.

  i don't know whether it's dub-speak, or us-speak.. it's the use of the word 'ones' as in 'interested ones', 'worldly ones', 'disfellowshipped ones' and so on and so on.. in the 'normal world' we would probably use the word 'people'.. thoughts?.

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  As already stated, there is a certain awkwardness whenever the pronoun "one" becomes the subject of a sentence and, in formal structure, must be retained throughout:

  On such a lovely day as this, one thinks of happy times past, when one was doing what one wanted, with one's friends.

  A bit exaggerated, yes, but correct. Yet, who talks like this? The example above is most likely to be found in literary writing; a contemporary writer would, generally, avoid such a structure, employing a more reader-friendly format. If you were to use a "person" as subject, your follow through of a pronoun in apposition would be either "he" or "she," which could pose other difficulties for the purist, who would never say "they."

  Oh, btw, I believe it was noted as a peculiarity in the ARC commentary that the Society uses the term "lands" in place of "counties": i.e., 'Jehovah's Witnesses are found in over ### lands.'

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  Need confirmation: WT bought an entire mountain in China to mine the granite needed for new WT HQ

  by WingCommander in

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  someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.

  i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.

  apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.

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  It reminds me of kids in the sandbox bragging about all the stuff their dad can do. Childish exaggeration with a childlike mind that will believe anything their parent tells them. -- OrphanCrow

  I played with Nana's neighbor kid when I was visiting. We dug and played in the sandbox. I started digging too deep, and she warned me that her dad was going to cut my ears off.

  I believed her . . . Thanks, OC, for happy memories revisited!

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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

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  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  I used to purposely read books way over my head which forced me to keep a dictionary handy. I had lists galore stuffed in pockets, on small cards and scraps of paper.

  How do I relate, Terry! I continue in this practice because I must (old habits die hard, with a vengeance). Kids in school came to me for the new words I coined. No wonder I was always getting beat up! Too, I teach a creative writing class to folks older than you and I. I particularly like odd usages of ordinary words:

  1) feeler: a person susceptible to fainting at circus sideshow exhibits

  2) domino: a large hooded cloak

  3) cartoon: an original pattern for stained glass work

  4) came: connecting lead for stained glass pieces

  5) dixie: a bilingual ten dollar bill, originating in Louisiana; "dix," French for ten

  6) angel: backer for a theatrical production
  

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  if you had the slightest of doubt about leaving leaving the watchtower org. go to to jwsurvey.org NOW!

  by nowwhat? in

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  and we are suposed to trust these guys with our lives?

  !

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  AWAKE!, May 22, 2005

  When this article was written [regarding the "Coffee Cupping Competition"], the JW media and public relations department had already entered multiple “competitions” in an effort to promote and legitimize their videos. This is in complete opposition to what they printed in the very next issue of the Awake magazine, June 8th. In an article on the subject of ambition and humility, the Awake stated: “People who are honest and reliable and who work hard often get noticed, find good employment, and earn respect. Surely, following this course is better than resorting to the manipulation of others for personal gain or competing with others for position.” -- JWSURVEY
  
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  How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

  by Maryo in

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  i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

  it used to be $14!

  is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

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  Greetings, Esse quam videri:

  What great posts! Many thanks!

  When I was a kid, in the '50s, we went to the five and dime and bought a ton of stuff with the four bits (fifty cents) Gramps gave us. And a dollar?

  Would need a grocery cart.

  I visit the Dollar Tree, which has lots of food for . . . you guessed it! One dollar an item. I bought meat for a week for $6.00!

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  How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

  by Maryo in

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  i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

  it used to be $14!

  is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

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  GrreatTeacher:

  Yes, that was the belief that sustained me since early childhood. I am now attempting to distinguish between what is reality, what is natural, and what is fantasy, supernatural. I doubt I'll ever succeed totally.

  What matters, I guess, is that somehow or other we get by, but then there's the question of those true believers who do not get by, whose prayers are not answered.

  I have no clue at this point in my life what's truly going on or what really happened.

  THANKS!

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  How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

  by Maryo in

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  i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

  it used to be $14!

  is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

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  Hi, James Mixon:

  Thanks for your question.

  My family was poor but scraped cash together to fly me from Brooklyn to San Francisco every summer. My better off non-JW g'parents helped. Otherwise, I don't know, other than my well-worn mantra, "Jehovah will provide."

  I do recall, as mentioned on this forum once before, that I was asked to show a French brother around the city in my spare time (?!?!?!?!?) and used precious cash doing so. I wondered to myself, just before he left, "Where am I going to get $4 to get through the month?"

  Well, as we bade each other a fond farewell on the platform, "Pierre" opened his wallet and remarked in French, "I won't be needing this anymore." He handed me four one-dollar bills.

  Sounds corny now, but that was how I got by, over and over again!

  Best.

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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

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  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  Thanks, Terry, for your reply regarding the old way of doing things.

  I was waxing nostalgic for the era that you and I had, at one time, both inhabited. Rarely do I put pen to paper anymore. I inherited a fine hand from Dad, but -- mais alors! -- it has become dextrally painful if pursued at length.

  Pecking away at my hand-me-down Dell and Apple laptops suits me fine. I'm happy you have speedy, up-to-the-minute technology now. As a result, you shall become all the more fecund in your output. Not to intimate, however, that you have been a slacker when it comes to flooding the stacks with your MSS.

  I had forgotten about animadversions; thanks for the reminder that a two-bit word, however deprecated, is always de rigueur . . .

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  How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

  it used to be $14!

  is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

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  In the early '70s my confreres and I received $14 a month, in addition to $6 travel allowance.

  The majority of that cash went to buy subway tokens for all the meetings we attended, as well as Saturday and Sunday in service. It seems that we were out every night of the week, too. Meetings, service, shepherding, etc.

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