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Sunday, February 27, 2011

The use of language

As I listened to the sermon at our church last week, I suddenly felt "inspired." I don't recall what spurred this train of thought, but it consumed me, and so I wrote a bunch of notes intending to write it up for this blog.

First thought: If I am ever going to write much of anything on this blog, I probably can't afford to be quite as scholarly as I prefer.

It has always been my habit to try to quote things absolutely accurately. I try not to rely on my memory, but to find printed statements that I can reference to back up every statement I make.

I do that