does the rank and file or the elders view us as disassociated or disfellowshipped or simply "weak" or possibly a "prodigal son" type?.
Last year's RC lambasted the inactive and suggested that the publishers should avoid close association with them, even if they are family members. -- EdenOne
Inactive ones are treated with suspicion and don't expect to be invited to social gatherings. Not that any inactive one would like to be in the midst of mindless robots. -- krismalone
Since it's official, I see everything much more clearly now.
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.
crews (teams)
cruz (cross, in Spanish)
cruise (ocean-bound trip)
cruse (earthenware vessel, as in the OT "widow's cruse")
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invade (overrun, infiltrate)
inveighed (railed against, with hostility)
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.
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana. -- Landy
COOL!
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.
Thank you, fellow word identifiers, for your entries! I'm enjoying them.
Happy lexicographic trails!
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.
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 . . .
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.
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!
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?
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
