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  Odd choice of words

  by Nevuela in

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  why is it that when a jw gives someone a magazine, they use the word "place" instead of "give"?

  as in "i placed a magazine with him".

  and why do regular door-to-door jws of no special rank refer to themselves as publishers?

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  I believe it was mentioned during the ARC hearings that, in Watchtower parlance, Jehovah's Witnesses are found in many "lands."

  Query was put forth, why not say "countries"?
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  Do you use a dictionary?

  by compound complex in

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  in my work, i rely upon google for quick answers on definition (denotation), pronunciation (audio), etymology, shades of meaning (connotation), etc.. what i really mean is, do you use an actual unabridged websters, the one you get a hernia lifting?

  i ask because, last night, i was tired of fighting with my two ailing computers and decided to pull the big book off the shelf.

  it was great, hearkening back to olden times -- childhood -- when i read real books and periodicals and wrote unknown words into a notepad (the paper sort) and pored over old noah's offerings.. your thoughts?.

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  compound complex

  Well, of course you do when you need to. In my work, I rely upon GOOGLE for quick answers on definition (denotation), pronunciation (audio), etymology, shades of meaning (connotation), etc.

  What I REALLY mean is, do you use an actual unabridged Websters, the one you get a hernia lifting? I ask because, last night, I was tired of fighting with my two ailing computers and decided to pull the big book off the shelf. It was great, hearkening back to olden times -- childhood -- when I read real books and periodicals and wrote unknown words into a notepad (the paper sort) and pored over old Noah's offerings.

  Your thoughts?
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  Jehovah's Limp Witnesses Pointed Me to JW.org When I Was Willing to Talk

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.

  they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.

  this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".

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  compound complex

  Thanks, steve:

  When we were new at giving talks and going out in service, we were applauded for our little efforts, but encouraged -- and expected -- to improve. Giving talks from notes, not a MS, and offering a multi-scriptural "back call" (in our early days) were simply part of the plan.

  Unless, of course, you were an old brother or sister from another country who could only muster, "You take magazine, it good!"

  Best wishes.
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  The Natural Beauty of Your Neighborhood

  by compound complex in

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  2. friends

  dear friends,.

  one of my greatest enjoyments is a daily walk.

  i see things in far greater detail than when i am driving by.

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  It promises to be a gray, gray week while sky pelts rain, loosening the last vestiges of autumnal color from bare-armed trees . . .

  Still, there is a muted and solemn beauty in the 'hood.
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  A Change in Weather

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  continual rain, at long last, has ended another typically hot and dry summer, one that gave every appearance of extending far into a protracted indian summer.

  yet, october was unusually wet.

  this thanksgiving week promises daily rain.. an unforeseen sadness is creeping gradually, insidiously into the fabric of my life.

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  Many, many thanks, dear myelaine, for the rainbow!

  Love and blessings.
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  A Change in Weather

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  continual rain, at long last, has ended another typically hot and dry summer, one that gave every appearance of extending far into a protracted indian summer.

  yet, october was unusually wet.

  this thanksgiving week promises daily rain.. an unforeseen sadness is creeping gradually, insidiously into the fabric of my life.

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  Dear Esse quam videri:

  I've always been the sort that friends and family rescue . . .

  Glad it was you! Thanks so much for the good words and cute images -- they worked their magic. Truthfully, I do love the rain; I cannot understand why the change in mood.

  (SAD?)

  Best Wishes.
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  Jehovahs Witnesses and Marijuana

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in california where pot just became legal for recreational use very similar to alcohol.

  my wife who is a very active jw has had her medical card for cannabis for a couple of years now.

  and i know several in our congregations around our area who are using it medically.

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  Thanks, NikL!

  I like your sense of humor as well as your enlightened outlook!

  Best Wishes.
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  A Change in Weather

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  continual rain, at long last, has ended another typically hot and dry summer, one that gave every appearance of extending far into a protracted indian summer.

  yet, october was unusually wet.

  this thanksgiving week promises daily rain.. an unforeseen sadness is creeping gradually, insidiously into the fabric of my life.

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  compound complex

  Continual rain, at long last, has ended another typically hot and dry summer, one that gave every appearance of extending far into a protracted Indian Summer. Yet, October was unusually wet. This Thanksgiving week promises daily rain.

  An unforeseen sadness is creeping gradually, insidiously into the fabric of my life. Dangling threads of a garment hanging loosely about my diminishing frame are unraveling more quickly than I can stitch them back together into whole cloth. Strange, this annual change in weather that I anticipate so eagerly always produces the same result upon my disposition.
  

  I love the cool and wet and dark . . . Nonetheless, I am saddened at the departure of sun and blue sky.
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  Jehovahs Witnesses and Marijuana

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in california where pot just became legal for recreational use very similar to alcohol.

  my wife who is a very active jw has had her medical card for cannabis for a couple of years now.

  and i know several in our congregations around our area who are using it medically.

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  compound complex

  Greetings, NikL:

  Thanks for sharing. I, too, live in the Golden State and have non-JW acquaintances who use it medicinally.

  Question: Would a JW have to take cannabis in a form other than smoking it? I just can't envision Sister NikL and other JWs with a joint in hand . . .
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  My oldest friend, Quincy Roberts, Ex-JW died last night at age 66

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the first time i walked into a kingdom hall, i was about 15 years old.

  i shook hands with a 12-year-old named quincy.

  as time passed and we grew older, quincy hung out with us older j-dubs.

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  Yes, Quincy aka Quentin . . . Thanks, Terry, for the memory jog.

  I want to go back and reread his many wonderful posts -- so encouraging.