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Translations of the Bible, at least in historically Christian cultures, are usually treated as authoritative examples of proper written usage.

• normalnorm 7y ago
  No they aren't.
  • deleted 7y ago
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• tptacek 7y ago
  Where did you get this idea?
  • philwelch 7y ago
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    • tptacek 7y ago
      So you derived the idea axiomatically?
      • philwelch 7y ago
        sighs No, but if you think I’m full of shit, I don’t really want to waste my time discussing how I developed this particular misunderstanding about the world for your amusement.
        • tptacek 7y ago
          I'm sorry. It's the game I'm poking fun at, not the players (I'm as bad as anyone) and I can see how I could have communicated personalized contempt rather than general bemusement. I apologize and promise that I don't think you're full of shit.
          • philwelch 7y ago
            Thanks. In retrospect it's kind of funny that I ended up making one of those mistaken remarks that the original essay explicitly recommends against.
            • tptacek 7y ago
              I'm not sure I even agree with that, since I just spent my lunch down a 20 minute rabbit hole of researching the regard usage experts have for English translations of the bible, and it's actually a pretty interesting digression. I shouldn't have jumped on you for it; I made the thread worse.
              • philwelch 7y ago
                I'd be interested to see what you found out!