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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
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  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

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  Speaking of fannys ,arent some girls named fanny ? that boggled my mind when I was young as fanny ,pussy and c##t ,all meant the same thing

  Why would a parent name their daughter after her private parts ? I also thought virginia was a no-no to name a girl , I was confusing virginia ,virgin ,and vagina all in one.

  Thats what happens when you get your sex education from your very young peers.

  I was young.

  Zeb you make a good point about how american tv /movies especially and to a lesser extent british tv and movies have influenced the vocabulary of the spoken word in australia.

  We have been very influenced /indoctrinated in our language by these two countries.
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  Russia banning JWs might not have the "persecution effect" this time

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  russia banning the organization might not have the same effect as the earlier ban did decades ago.. more and more people have access to the internet.

  it only takes a few russian jws to start their google search for the first time to discover the truth about their religion.. questions might arise, such as "why is jehovah allowing this to happen?

  consider too, the schism that happened when the romanian jws were cut off from brooklyn.

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  Wasnt false religion supposed to have been wiped out before the all out assault on JW`s was going to happen ?

  Also JW`s are only one of many organizations that are banned in Russia as extremists.

  And the list outlined in Tass is mainly Muslim or communist/totallitarian countries so no surprise there.

  So whats really new here ? a big fat nothing..
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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

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  zeb ,i`m not so sure aussies fit this criteria OP in as much as we aussies tend to be more lazy in our speech.

  I dont think 2-3 hundred years by whites in australia would/have produced very much difference in dialect

  I have only lived in Victoria and Queensland both for many years and the differences are minimal .their is certainly no problem understanding anybody from any of the states that exist in Australia.

  I think the example you give demonstrates that , as does , owyagoin ,gday

  .Certain states have different words for the same thing such as port in Qld ,school bag in Vict. meridian strip in Qld. and nature strip in Vict. but again I dont think that is what the OP meant
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  Cirencester Congregation UK: My story

  by erbie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear all,.

  i have been a member here for some years although mostly in the background.

  many of you have bravely shared your own experiences and i am very grateful for that but i have never been open about my own experience.. nevertheless, i would be very grateful to those of you who would now take the time to read about my own personal journey from the jw religion and the circumstances that caused me to abandon that way of life and how i landed up where i am.

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  Thanks for baring your soul erbie ,was your wife/ex wife ever been brought before the JC for her infidelity ?

  It never ceases to amaze me how people like your wife/ex focuses on your failings ,percieved or otherwise yet fails to recognise or admit their own failings,wrongdoing.

  I wish you all the best erbie ,take care.
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  JW news release and deception - The "High-Profile Case" in Russia

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this interesting bit of news release propaganda by the jws on their website dated april 5, 2017.. "russia's supreme court begins high-profile case against jehovah's witnesses".

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/supreme-court-begins-case-against-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  my interest was piqued by the jw claim that the court hearing is a "high-profile case".

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  For anybody who thinks the Governing Body are genuinely misguided or delusional to the point that they truly are directed /guided by Jehovahs Holy Spirit

  This should be a wake up call

  This type of deception is not the first and it certainly wont be the last highlights the Governing body know exactly what they are doing and that is to mislead the rank & file into believing they have the truth alone and that Jehovah God is blessing their efforts .

  When in fact they are fully aware that no such reality exists .

  The Governing Body use lies and deception to pull the wool over the eyes of all those under their influence.
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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

  red, arrow, break.

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  Arent their more than 40 different dialects spoken in Italy ? Why would this be so in such a small country?

  This could be an interesting thread.
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  Never Thought I'd Say This, But I've Found Something to Look Forward to in the Meetings

  by Sorry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my therapist inspired me to start looking on the bright side.

  even though i've pretty much given up listening to the bs and usually tune out the meeting by playing on my phone/tablet, i find the local needs talk oddly fascinating.

  probably because it's the only part that doesn't seem outlined to death (at least at our hall), and you truly don't know what you get.

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  Sorry ,your "looking on the bright side of life " good for you.

  Humour is the best medicine in such situations.
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  If we are further away from perfection, why are we more moral?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as we know, witnesses teach that adam and eve were perfect and then committed the first act of sin and rebellion.. they in turn were cursed,and we all declined as their offspring.

  humans supposedly lived shorter and shorter lives, and became more imperfect and sinful.. the further away in time humans go then, they should be getting worse.

  so why is it then that as a society, humans have actually improved in so many ways?.

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  Why are we more moral ? Because we dont commit incest and havent done so for thousands of years ,and we dont just send murderers away to a land of fugitives in exile .

  Apparently their was a lot of immorality going on back then in cains day to have a land of fugitives.

  Were the first family Adam and Eve and their offspring moral ? Of course not they practised incest for hundreds of years .

  One of the first offspring of Adam and Eve namely Cain murdered his brother Abel ,was that a moral act ?

  Lets not get started on the GOD these people worshipped designated by the 4 hebrew letters .

  He was a bloodthirsty vindictive jealous war mongering GOD that was responsible for millions if not billions of deaths up until the end of the fourth century BCE.and then miracoulasly became the GOD of love wanting to save all mankind.,while for the next 2000 years he sits back and watches millions if not billions more die due to his indifference to their plight.

  Why are we more moral ? because our intellect is not hampered by superstitious religious dogma of any persuasion
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  Facebook Murderer Dead

  by snowbird in

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  good!.

  evil bastard!.

  can't link, but quick thinking and acting on the part of mcdonald's employees led to his demise.. sylvia.

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  Instead of taking it out on innocent bystanders why dont they just take it out on themselves.

  Its cowardice : Because you get upset over something and then decide to kill x amount of innocent people ?
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  A new theme of this years convention has been annonced!

  by The freewheeling in

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  smiddy

  "Old Light JEHOVAH--- New Light YAHWEH"