Food network cooks/chefs prove that fluency in English is obviously unnecessary for success in the kitchen. *heh* One example, of many: “paparika”.
Anthony Bourdain ain’t as classy as he thinks he is. (But that’s no surprise. No one could be.)
Just One More Reason to Deplore the “New Truckers’ Version”
I’ve seen a few citations of John 3:16, as mistranslated by the “New Truckers’ Version” (NIV), in the run-up to Xmas:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
I deplore the “New Truckers’ Version” (NIV) in part because of rather gross mistranslation like this. My only gripe with this is that “monogenes” does NOT mean “one and only son” but “only begotten son”. The two are rather profoundly different.
“One and only” is easily impeached by other scriptural passages, even without simply translating “monogenes” correctly. Adam is called a son of God; Israel is called sons of God, Jesus calls peacemakers sons of God; the resurrected, those who have faith in Christ, etc.: all “sons of God” according to scripture. Jesus is the only BEGOTTEN Son of God: unique, no other like Him.
Yes, I know more and more commonly illiterate folks nowadays might stumble on “begotten,” but that’s just another reason for Xians to be more literate, so we can explain things like the virgin birth, the miracle of the Incarnation.
Or heck, give ’em a dictionary.
Certainly the Most Over-rated “Xmas” Movie
THE most over-rated movie ever may well be “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The best part of the flick? “The End” (and no, I do not mean the ending; I mean the words “The End” at the end *heh*). I can hardly wait to miss it every year. Ham-fisted glurge.
In All Innocence. . .
I would try looking at things through the eyes of a child, but society seems to prefer I leave kids’ eyes in their own heads, for some reason.
Number Five?
“I’m number 5!” doesn’t sound as cool as “I’m number 1,” but I’ll take what I can get. (Bing search turned up ONE of my posts referring to “King Putz”.)
Nota Bene (Insomniac Version)
I’m not a Satin worshiper, but I do like 800TC cotton. . .
Typical Saturday @ TWC Central™
Read a book blurb. Aloud: “Highballs in the Hamptons? Not interested.”
My Wonder Woman: “You’re not interested in other people’s balls.”
Me: “You really lowballed that one.”
MWW: “If the cup fits. . . “
Filed Under “Stupid TV Shows,” #2,574
OK, I know why “Naked & Afraid” wasn’t called “Naked Pussies,” but still. . . (And, no, I don’t watch it. Why would I want to watch a show with even more stupid people than are found on most shows?)
Addicted Much?
Worked on just one dysfunctional computer today. “Cleaned up” some others. Then, chores around twc central. And. . . sat down briefly at one computer (FarceBooking, web browsing, checking email, etc.). Went to “work” (network housekeeping) on another (in another room). Read through a tutorial on yet another (yet another room). Accessed another remotely. From each of the other three computers. Read a bit on my (newest) tablet. Considered booting another one and decided. . . nah. Looked at one that needs to be put on the network and. . . “OK, why not?”
I think maybe I ought to go on a “computer diet”.
Baffling, Massive Illiteracy
I don’t get people who say “calvary” when referring to “cavalry.” I mean, hello! One refers to horseback-mounted soldiers, and it ain’t “calvary,” because that has nothing to do with horses. Cavalry, however, entered English via the Norman French cavalier, from cheval (HORSE!), etc.
Of course, it takes a minimal literacy to get this, beyond simply reading the word and learning how to pronounce it from that. Confusing “cavalry” with “Calvary,” the famous location of Christ’s crucifixion? That takes both a failure of basic, extremely minimal literacy and a MASSIVE historical/cultural illiteracy as well.
Oh, self-made morons who make this astounding error do NOT get a “bye” because they mislearned it by hearing another self-made moron saying “calvary” when meaning “cavalry.” Nope. Even there I sneer at their empty braincases, because they are so very poorly read (no excuses; that’s their bad choice) and too butt lazy and self-enstupiated to remedy that problem.
OK, someone with an innate IQ under 70 might well get a bye. All others (and they are legion), nah.