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You keep using that word

You keep using that word

Two Ways News · Tony Payne and Phillip Jensen

October 4, 202350m 24s

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Show Notes

Dear friends

In last week’s episode about modernization, we touched briefly on the constantly changing nature of language. Words often shift, drift or drop out of use. New words are invented, or new meanings attach themselves to old words. This is not right or wrong—it is just how language inevitably works.

Sometimes, this is just a bit funny, such as when we use the wrong word, or use an older word not realising that it has shifted in meaning. But sometimes it can be confusing and lead to problems—especially in reading important historical texts like the Book of Common Prayer (which we spoke about last week), or the Bible itself.

So this week, a bit more about words, and how being curious and diligent in figuring out what words mean can help our Bible reading and communication enormously.

Your brother

Tony



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