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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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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.

  red, arrow, break.

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  Thanks DioG. I loved it, especially with the BSL too!
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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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  AverageJoe1

  Gerrus a brewin if yer mashin duck!

  Please would you make me a mug of tea my friend, if you’re making one yourself?
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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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  Here’s one for you then, midduck!

  https://mumblingnerd.com/2010/06/23/nottinghamenglish-phrases-in-idiomatic-form/

  You’d love Nottnm as it has TWO universities.
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  Does anyone have the outline for the upcoming special talk?

  by NikL in

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  i would like to look it over.

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  AverageJoe1

  It’s on avoidjw.org here:

  https://jw.servehttp.com/talk.php?is=No.140-E-17.pdf
  
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  2 BOE's-2018-February-2 Circuit Overseer Names!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  correspondence sent to branch office.

  https://we.tl/oinwb6eohk.

  branch departments as recipients of correspondence.

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  AverageJoe1

  Thanks to AvoidJW.org for the originals. I believe he's in the process of writing an article about it.
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  Raising children - thoughts

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. social
  2. family

  just some thoughts for today - let me know what you think.

  i grew up in the jw faith / cult - .

  i can’t prove i am a better person because of it , but in some ways i can prove how it has damaged me.

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  AverageJoe1

  @Scratch Me

  You can choose to do good things and be a kind, decent person on your own and because you choose to, not because of some paradise on Earth nonsense.
  

  Here here!

  Positive things? Theocratic Ministry School made me confident when speaking in public; handy for business conferences.
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  Has the Great Tribulation Already started?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  w55 10/15 p. 623 par.

  w56 12/15 p. 755 par.

  w56 2/15 p. 119 par.

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  Verify: latest elder book

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  for research i want to verify this:.

  - has the latest version of the elder book (recent) a new text about child abuse and put aside the 2 witness rule in these cases?.

  need to clarify.. g..

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  They can call Bethel, investigate all they want Gorby, (heck, when have the elders ever needed an excuse to investigate something?!) but they cannot and will not have a judicial committee unless there are two witnesses to the crime sin!
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  Eulogies

  by redundantcartworker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently attended a non jw funeral at a local church.

  during the service, a couple of friends/relatives of the deceased eloquently spoke for a few minutes about the deceased with some of their fond memories and gave heartfelt, respectful tributes.. would i ( a non jw) be given a few minutes to speak at either of my jw parents funerals at the kingdom hall ?.

  i guess i already know the answer, but if the answer is "no", then why not and how would they hide the heartlessness of refusing ?

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  @Pale Emperor

  Not at the KH, but here in England at least we have another little eulogy at the crematorium where anyone who wants to can get up and speak.
  

  I've already told my wife that if she dies before me then I will NEVER have a talk given in a KH. The purpose of a funeral should be to recall moments and honour the deceased, NOT give a public talk promoting JW ideals.

  I've always preferred the crematorium talks for that very reason. Plus I asked my wife to promise me that if I die before her, then she will see to it that I don't get a recruitment talk given in a KH either nor in any other place. I just want people to remember the good times we all shared together then on to the wake/party to celebrate life!
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  Another trolley (That's Cart to Americanos), encounter today.

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i couldn't bleedin' well resist it.

  there were these 2 jobo blokes standing behind a jobot trolley.

  jobo, 'what's that?'.

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  @Giordano

  Trolley's......... worse idea since lugging around portable record players to play a speech by that idiot Rutherford.
  

  I don't know about that. I saw a couple yesterday who had the two trolleys set up next to each other, whilst the JWs were sat 100m from them in the bar having food and drinks. Nice easy ministry if you ask me!