Recent content by John of Japan

As I recall, that movie was a modernized version of the original "Cyrano de Bergerac" play.

authorial intent: the meaning the author intended to convey. In Bible translation, this is in opposition to Eugene Nida's "reader response," putting the responsibility for human comprehension on the Divine Author rather than the human reader. In other words, it would be very strange if a single...

I think that a truly educated person does not need such language to communicate. There is a famous scene in the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” where an enemy tries to pick a fight with Cyrano in Act 1, so he insults his nose: “Monsieur, your nose...your nose is rather large.” Cyrano mocks him...

Good story. Alas, respect language is fading away in modern American English. I'm appalled at the filthy language--taboo language--seen all through American society nowadays.

Thank you, Jerome. ("Thanks" is respect language.) This is a very helpful video. I was brought up to say "Yes sir, no sir" and Yes ma'am No ma'am," and I still do so to this day to anyone in authority, even if they are younger.

respect language: Also called honorific language, this points to words used to address someone of either higher or lower status in society. Some languages have as many as four or five levels of respect language. Japanese has (in my thinking): plain, polite, respectful, highly respectful, and...

etymology: the study of how the meaning of a word develops and changes over time. Also called “historical linguistics.” historical linguistics (also called diachronic linguistics): the study of how language develops and changes over a period of time, in particular the etymology of individual...

Actually, I goofed. I should have written hapax legomenon, which is the singular, rather than the plural hapax legomena. I mix those up regularly.

historical linguistics (also called diachronic linguistics): the study of how language develops and changes over a period of time, in particular the etymology of individual words. This becomes important primarily when a hapax legomena is present in the source document. idiom: a word or phrase...

Well folks, I give up on Anthony. Every time I think I've understood the turgid prose of his positions, he accuses me of dishonesty. I thought we could have a reasonable discussion, but nope. He makes absurd, illogical accusations such as when I asked if he prayed for Bible translator...

In Post #33 you wrote calling the KJV "a common, pure, preserved Word of God in English." Again, you accuse me of dishonesty. Frankly, I think this is because you've run out of arguments. Yes, I've been attacking your position. But you've been attacking me personally. Perhaps you simply can't...

I don't not consider the matter of whether or not one prays for Bible translator missionaries to be a "moral" issue at all, and I can't figure out how you got that from what I wrote. I was simply curious. Very few believers in our pews know a thing about missionary Bible translators. I'm glad...

It was not a misrepresentation, it was a logical conclusion. No matter. The very title of your thread is, "Has English Degraded? The KJV Debate Proves It." Therefore, you are arguing for the superiority of KJV English, or 1611 English. Again, I don't know what you mean. Please explain how I am...

No, you argued that it is more pure and high quality than modern English. If that is true than it ought to communicate better than modern English. Wist thou not this be true? I see. So I'm debating dishonestly, and you refuse to answer my points, but would rather criticize them. Please...

Tibetan is an interesting language. I know a man who is currently translating a Tibetan Bible. It has to be in classical Tibetan (I think--haven't talked to him lately) because there are so many dialects that are not mutually comprehensible. But supposedly all Tibetans can read the classical...