Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Rochelle Altman <willaa AT netvision.net.il>]

When dealing with people who do not have training in a subject (which has 
been made painfully clear from the choice of "-our"; there are, after all, 
far better examples in Old and Medieval English as well as in ancient 
languages that are more to the point, too), it is wise to condense and to 
simplify. If someone is interested, one can always expand upon a particular 
point..It does not take a genius to scrounge around websites for an 
exception to a condensed and simplified statement. It does take hostility 
and a marked unwillingness to learn by asking questions or for further data..

Do note how a parenthetical aside on the KJV was turned into a defensive 
statement on your part. Nobody claimed that you made the assertion; it was 
a parenthetical comment on a generally held misconception, that's all. Your 
reaction was hostile and you have been hostile from the moment I had the 
effrontery to bring up the evidence that Adonai is metrically three 
syllables in Hebrew songs.

You do not know the History of the English Language, yet you send posts 
with arguments depending upon that history. You also seem to want me to 
shut up; so I will.

.At 11:01 PM 2/9/2006, Peter Kirk wrote:
> On 09/02/2006 20:48, Rochelle Altman wrote:
> > ...
> > Are you stating that your knowledge of the History of the English 
> > language is culled from non dot edu websites? Condensation of material 
> > for a post to a list is not an error.
>
> It seems clear that the matter is not as clear cut as you first presented 
> it. It is also more complex than I realised. OK, you have a right to 
> simplify arguments, but in that case you should admit that you have 
> simplified them.
>
> > I know what's in the APPOINTED Version published in 1611 and known as the 
> > KJV. (The AUTHORIZED version is Coverdale's -- authorized by Henry VIII). ...
>
> And who called it the Authorised Version? Not me.
> ...
> > You seem to have a genius for missing the main points in posts:
>
> Perhaps I have a genius for noticing when people's main points are based 
> on uncertain arguments. I know I don't always respond to the main point of 
> a post. But I do think it is important to challenge poorly based arguments 
> even when they are only supporting matters.
> > ...
> >
> > When I do make a mistake, Peter, I admit it and correct it as soon as I 
> > spot it.
> And so do I. If I have made any which I have not corrected, please let me 
> know.
>
> --
> Peter Kirk
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