Folks: As an aside, I've thought of what "ETC" could be an abbreviation for. How about "Extra Terrestrial Children"; Extra Terrestrial Chimpanzees; Extra Terrestrial Conveyances (space ships?) Come up with some others. Be original and creative, Folks!----Titch.
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by titch infolks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.
i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.
" for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.
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The Meaning of ETC
by titch infolks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.
i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.
" for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.
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LHG: In reading the article from the post by PeacefulPete, I must say that I DO have some characteristics of the OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) spectrum, But, you do bring up some interesting, valid points. I don't know where you are located in the U.S., or what your age is, but I was educated here in Southern California, and was educated from 1959-1972, 1972 being the year when I graduated from high school. Yes, there has probably been a lot of "dumbing-down" in education since then. Thanks for the comments.Best Regards, Everyone----Titch. The Pedantic Person.
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The Meaning of ETC
by titch infolks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.
i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.
" for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.
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PeacefulPete: Thanks for the link to that article. I did not know what a pedantic person was/is, but now I know. So, thanks. Perhaps I should consider becoming, in my old age, a proof reader. And, TonusOH, I do understand the situation of making typos, as one gets older. That happens with me, too. But, one more thing before I put this topic to bed, once and for all. I see that there are several people on here who phrase plurals as having an "apostrophe and s" at the end of a noun. Such as cat's for the word cats, or dog's for the word dogs...or pedantic's for pedantics. Best Regards, Everyone.----Titch, the Pedantic Person.
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Actually, he looks good "sporting" a goatee. I hope he keeps it for a while!---Titch.
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The Meaning of ETC
by titch infolks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.
i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.
" for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.
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Folks: I don't mean to be a "Forum Grammar Policeman", but there is something that I've noticed a few times. I've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc." For your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the Latin term "et cetera." Basically, "et cetera" means, in Latin, "and other similar things." In Latin, the word "et" means "and". "Cetera" means "the rest." Thus, "and the rest"; or, "and other things"; "and so forth." The abbreviation of "ect" could be used for "electro convulsive therapy", or, "shock therapy." So, that's my suggestion for the day...try to use the correct term "etc", not "ect." Just thought I'd mention this. Best Regards, Folks.----Titch.
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55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower
by was a new boy indid they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.
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NotFormer: Well, yeah, that was the mindset of that particular Elder, at that time. Wearing a long, ankle-length dress was being, well, "too casual." What his reasoning was, I do not know. In retrospect, what I should've been thinking was "just how long a dress should be, in order to please the Body of Elders in the congregation." Best Regards, Everyone.-----Titch.
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Door to Door Witnessing Anxiety
by NotFormer init's not only the jws who do door to door witnessing.
the independent baptists for the most part have "soul winning", mainly door to door witnessing and leaving tracts, as a tennet of their faith.
this discussion is interesting:.
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NotFormer: Well yes I can sympathize with their anxiety. Personally, for many years, I've felt that it is NOT humanly "Natural" for people to go from door to door. to present their personal religious "belief system" or "belief structure" to other people. It just isn't. That is an activity that human beings just "naturally" don't do. Best Regards.....Titch.
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55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower
by was a new boy indid they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.
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Folks: The comment from NotFormer reminded me of something. Now, at my end of the line, on my computer, I can't really tell what the dress lengths are---ankle length? Just below the knee? I can't really tell , from the photo. But, I don't live very far from a local Kingdom Hall, in a nearby city. And, right across the street from the Hall is an elementary school. And, every once in a while, I'll stop at the school parking lot, and observe Witnesses as they are arriving and entering the building. Doing that, I've observed that many of the sisters are wearing dresses that are ankle-length. Oh that's fine with me, doesn't bother me at all. But, back in the early 1970s, when I was still a Witness and my Mom was too, we were assigned to a Congregation Book Study group, at the home of a family; the Sister in that family and my Mom were good friends through the years. Now, there was one evening that the Sister wore an ankle-length dress. That didn't bother me at all; it did not offend me as a 19-year old young person. A few days after that Book Study my Mom told me that the Elder assigned to the group as the Study Conductor had counseled that Sister, advising her against wearing a dress that was that long. She was told, You shouldn't get "so casual" while attending a meeting, whether it's a "Book Study" or at the Kingdom Hall. Now back then, when my Mom told me that, I was thinking, Sheesh, Really? YOu've got to be joking. Just how long is a Sister's dress supposed to be be, in order to be pleasing to Jehovah, (Yahweh)? Oh well, compare THAT mindset with the mindset that seems to exist today, 50 years later. Best Regards, Everyone --Titch. -
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What does God eat ?
by stan livedeath inbeans ?
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to those of you that believe in god: do you all believe the same thing ?.
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Folks: If you are a person who advocates for pantheism---or, panantheism---then you believe that "god" is....the entire physical universe, or, cosmos. That's what "god" is---the entire cosmos, with all of its billions of galaxies (each galaxy perhaps having millions of stars in them). So, that would include our Milky Way Galaxy, the Solar System with all of its planets, and Earth, with all of its living entities that are upon it. It's an interesting concept. But still something worth considering. Best Regards, Everyone.----Titch.
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What does God eat ?
by stan livedeath inbeans ?
( human beans ).
to those of you that believe in god: do you all believe the same thing ?.
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One more thing: What's the purpose of the different planets in our so-called "Solar System"? Why are they "out there"? What's their purpose?
Titch.