What is love for the world?

[David1701]

2 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

As an ESL professor, allow me to give you some advice.  It's often best to not use "etc." First, if you have a list of powerful examples,  let them stand on their own instead of making it seem as if more are needed in order to validate the statement.

Second,"etc." can mean anything, including something which doesn't support your statement.  Last, your reader remembers best the last thing they read and therefore let it be something stonger than "etc."

Hmm...

Firstly, it's often best not to split infinitives, for no good reason: "...to not use..." should be, "...not to use...".

Secondly, the "etc.", at the end of a list, could make it seem as if more examples are needed, to validate the claim; but, it could also imply that, although more such examples are available, they are not required to make the point strongly enough.

Lastly, it's best to maintain the correct correlation between singular and plural, within a sentence: "...your reader..." is singular; whereas, "...they read..." is plural.  Please don't come out with the "singular they" nonsense, which panders to so-called Political Correctness.  It's a solecism.

Sorry Chicken coop2; but, when I see people correcting others, when their "corrections" need correction, I find it hard to resist...

 

[David1701]

20 minutes ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Chosing to say "to not use" as opposed  to "not to use" can be used as a linguistic procédé to put an emphasis on the word "use".

If I were doing this orally, for example in a debate, I would also stress the word "not" (to nòt use).

Maybe that's acceptable American usage; if so, fair enough.  In Britain, it would be an error.

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As for the word "they", you need to take that up with autocorrect.  I typed "the last thing read". I was using the past participle of the verb "to read" to modify last thing and autocorrect added the word "they".

No problem;  I make many typos myself, and that's without having to fight "autocorrect".

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I still prefer not to end (to nòt end a sentence with etc. I would rather say for example and make a list with my strongest reason being last because my reader will remember better the last thing read. 

I didn't mention the point about not ending a sentence with "etc.", because it's a good one and I agree with it.

Edited July 29, 2021 by David1701

[David1701]

4 minutes ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Just between us, we need to keep it a secret that unlike almost every major language in the world, there is no such thing as an English academy.  Therefore, unlike French, for example with L'académie Française, English has no official rules. 

We were taught grammatical rules, when I was at school (admittedly, some of those have softened since).  I think that the teaching of English, in Britain, was a lot stricter, when I was young.  Even my sister (five years younger than I) was taught far more laxly.

I've heard about the French Academy.  They are desperately trying to avoid anglicisms creeping into French, e.g. "l'hovercraft".

[Mike Mclees]

On 4/21/2021 at 10:01 PM, Willa said:

Love fore the world looks like wanting the things advertised on TV--a new car, a remodeled or new house, new furniture, jewelry, motor cycles, boats, a new rifle, anything that is stylish like clothes, the latest fad etc.  It may include wanting power and influence as well.

In heart the world is not for Christ. It i antichrist. Lust for what the world offers.  religiously, materiality , politically .

Love no the world neither the things in the world if any  man love the world the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world , the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.

Bod bless 

Edited July 30, 2021 by Mike Mclees

[Mike Mclees]

Many who sit in  church on Sunday pay no attention and have little;: concern for the Word of God say. Whole congregations and leadership have groan cold making the word of God just some religious book. Their mind is on playing golf and living the life of the rich and famous.  

Their mistake is the we need to make the world a better place through politics and the powers of this world. This is not going to happen. My son in Law once thought  like this, but he is beomming more able to see what is happening . The world is our play ground : A gift from God While others suffer and die every day.

Even Now you will have cards to prove vaccination. Politics is involved with this more that we know. Every step takes us closer. 

I may be over dramatic But I write what the spirit puts in my heart.

 God Bless

Edited July 30, 2021 by Mike Mclees