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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  compound complex

  Time flies like an arrow.

  Fruit flies like a banana. -- Landy

  COOL!
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  1. jw
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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Thank you, fellow word identifiers, for your entries! I'm enjoying them.

  Happy lexicographic trails!
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  You're welcome, Terry, and thank you for your post.

  Through the work of editing a courtroom thriller, my client gave me THE BEDFORD BIBLIOGRAPHY for TEACHERS OF WRITING, Fourth Edition, by Patricia Bizzell and Bruce Herzberg.

  Likewise, I was gobsmacked that there is so much more underlying the theory and practice of writing. Similar to your entries, there is concern not to hurt the feelings of "basic writers," et al.

  My already overloaded brain is in overwhelm mode . . .
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Good morning, stillin:

  It's more like homophones, -nyms, and -graphs!

  But yes, I am a hunter, relentless in my pursuit. Sometimes, I wish I could turn off my brain and just read a book without a pencil and a Webster's in hand.

  THANKS!
  
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  What We Truly Deserve Is...Death, Really WT?

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have seen this statement or similar ones popping up in the study edition of the wt lately.

  whenever they talk about undeserved kindness or jesus ransom they add this little gem to get the point across.

  this is sick, why do they feel the need to tear down people's self esteem?

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  I have no references to back it up, but I recall (from years of reading materials proscribed by the WT) that ancient religions (goddess-based, Druidism, etc.) had no concept of "original sin." There was no need for a redeemer.

  Of course, long before Christianity were religions whose "leader'" was a so-called messiah.
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  1. jw
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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Greetings, word lovers:

  In my job, I work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking. One word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound. Additionally, some words are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.

  I came across immanent yesterday and checked to see why the author had "misspelled" imminent. He had not. I should have seen, from the context, that he was describing the inherent quality of a matter, not its impending nearness.

  eminent: famous

  imminent: about to happen

  immanent: inherent

  PLEASE ADD YOUR WORD(S).

  THANKS!
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  "Everything Has a Purpose"

  by compound complex in

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  teleology: the assignment of purpose to everything.. "native dualism and native teleology predispose us, given the right conditions, to religion, .

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  -- the god delusion, by richard dawkins, page 210.

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  Teleology: the assignment of purpose to everything.

  "Native dualism and native teleology predispose us, given the right conditions, to religion, . . ."

  -- The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins, page 210
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  The Watchtower's Great Game of "Jenga" and Exposure

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jenga is a simple game in which wooden blocks are neatly piled up - and then removed, one by one, until one person ( the person who loses.

  the game) makes the pile collapse.. it is tempting to see the organization in the same way - making small but significant "removals" over time.

  they pull out food service.

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  Thank you, LHG and jayjay, for replying.

  I appreciate the links, jayjay.

  I wonder, too, LHG, about old friends. Some never respond to pms. Must have moved on.

  Somehow, out of the blue, I recalled a pile of blocks, precariously mounted, on an old issue of RW's Free Minds Journal. I knew it had an unusual name. So I GOOGLEd "wooden block puzzle," backwards and forwards. It wasn't till I added "tumbling" that I finally got Jenga.

  Best Wishes.
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  The Watchtower's Great Game of "Jenga" and Exposure

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jenga is a simple game in which wooden blocks are neatly piled up - and then removed, one by one, until one person ( the person who loses.

  the game) makes the pile collapse.. it is tempting to see the organization in the same way - making small but significant "removals" over time.

  they pull out food service.

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  Thanks, Simon, for a great search engine.

  There are about a half dozen threads on JENGA, a name I couldn't recall at first.

  Best to you and Angharad!
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  Old JW friend of my wife stoped by.

  by dogon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  an old jw friend of my wife stopped by here in fla. i knew there would be some subliminal bs.

  i had to keep quiet through all the this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?

  gag.

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  During one of the last meetings I attended, "Andre" was mentioned in the talk. Afterwards, a brother and I talked, and he referred to the time being so short. No connection, I guess, but a weird juxtaposition.

  Andre, and his brother Andre, and his Uncle Andre, and . . . That name must have a very special spiritual significance.