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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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  AverageJoe1

  That’s my pet peeve in any language: the insistence on calling a place name using your own language and not the native language.

  The English calling Sevilla “Seville” or the Spanish calling London “Londres”.

  STOP IT!
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  JW Funeral Talk Outline

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi all,.

  a friend has a jw funeral coming up and wants some input if possible, so a copy of the latest outline would be invaluable to him when he talks to the elders, another question he and his brother, neither now jw's, wish to give a eulogy, is this allowed ?.

  any advice will be greatly appreciated..

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  Here's the official outline to download from our friends at AvoidJW.org:

  https://jw.servehttp.com/talk.php?is=S-32-E-16.pdf

  It's the latest one dated February 2016.
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  New Life Story From Active JW On AvoidJW

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just came across this a few minutes ago:.

  http://avoidjw.org/en/true-stories/pimo/.

  it’s just been posted and is quite lengthy but it makes a change to read something from a reasonable jw!

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  AverageJoe1

  Good point Phizzy. Why not post that in the comments as I know the JWs read them at least!

  ToesUp, it’s Tom Durbridge at AvoidJW.org who does the fantastic work of getting all these things out to us, especially with all the letters. I usually get the news from that site before it’s available on the “official” one!
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  New Life Story From Active JW On AvoidJW

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just came across this a few minutes ago:.

  http://avoidjw.org/en/true-stories/pimo/.

  it’s just been posted and is quite lengthy but it makes a change to read something from a reasonable jw!

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  AverageJoe1

  Just came across this a few minutes ago:

  http://avoidjw.org/en/true-stories/pimo/

  It’s just been posted and is quite lengthy but it makes a change to read something from a reasonable JW! Maybe there’s hope for others when they read it.
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  Annual Meeting 2017—Talks and Adjustments to the Ministry

  by Zeds Dead in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this video on dub broadcasting website under latest videos.. the tony morris part about 18 mins into the video where he takes forever sermonizing about "seeking out ones rightly disposed to everlasting life" he goes on and on about it and then finally says "the gb have decided that there will only be 3 magazines a year for the public and no year books anymore".

  firstly there must be some active dubbers asking why it took forever just to say that and secondly why another cut back?.

  seems like the whole thing is just about the website now..

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  Yes the new "Why Study The Bible?" video is only a minute long!

  Use that as a ministry presentation? Never going to happen!!
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  Using Illegal Means for Righteous Activism

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wanted to get people's opinion on something.

  how do you feel when people use illegal means while performing their activism to shed light on the watchtower.

  there have been people who have illegally recorded conversations with elders and with branch offices or at meetings.

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  Judicial Committees are illegal meetings anyway so I think it's a great idea to record them if the accused feels forced to attend one.
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  Dutch

  by Gorbatchov in

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  why i am proud to be dutch: today the state secretary of foreign affairs had to resign because of lying about russia.. we don't accept openly liars.. g..

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  AverageJoe1

  Absolut! Dank u wel Gorby!
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  User Name Changes

  by moreconfusedthanever in

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  i wish i could change my user name.

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  i am no longer confused..

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  AverageJoe1

  I wish I could get rid of the 1 off my user name. I can’t see a list anywhere with moderators on it.

  I think I did message Simon when I first signed up but never got a reply.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and Jimmy Swaggart

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a website i had not seen before tells the story and provides the scans of the court case.

  http://www.bibletopics.com/biblestudy/84.htm .

  more of the scans are on page 2 so click the link at the bottom of the page.

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  AverageJoe1

  Hi Wifi Bandit.

  Are there copies of this letters in Spanish? Their equivalents from the Spanish branch would be fantastic if available.

  Also if you have the UK versions, I'd be very grateful.
  
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  2018 Convention videos leaked by brave insiders

  by Room 215 in

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  2. friends

  anopther coup for cedars: http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/leaked-2018-convention-videos-celebrate-anti-lgbtq-bigotry-unquestioning-obedience-doomsday-fear-mongering

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  AverageJoe1

  It used to be illegal in the UK to ask for money for charity. Even to rattle their collection tin at you too, although they always did it.

  Its not really charity if you’re forced or guilted into it.