adjective "Christian"

[Dennis R. Preston]

You guys think this is something. Haven't you had any discussions
lately about who's a "real linguist"?

dInIs


>At 2:22 PM -0500 3/14/05, Baker, John wrote:
>>         McConnell probably takes the position that if it's in the
>>Bible, it's Christian.  I don't know how guys like that justify not
>>keeping kosher.
>>
>
>Or not getting circumcised, or wearing wool with linen, or ruling out
>slavery,...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
>>Of Laurence Horn
>>Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 2:16 PM
>>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>Subject: Re: adjective "Christian"
>>
>>>          The reference is to Proverbs 13:24, which in the King James
>>>Version reads "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that
>>>loveth him chasteneth him betimes."
>>
>>Well, if the paddle had been termed a *Judeo-*Christian symbol...
>>
>>L


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Dennis R. Preston
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