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To: RegulatorCountry
Therefore, I'm always very suspicious of those who attack such an absolute classic of English literature by attempting to paint those who love the KJV as, get this... ignorant somehow.

That's how you're portraying people who don't appreciate KJ English as much as you. "Some who have less facility with the English language may struggle with the soaring, Shakespearean but somewhat archaic words and sentence structures."

They struggle because it's a different language, not because they have less facility with English.

52 posted on 01/27/2018 8:21:59 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom
It's called "turning the tables." Doing so causes people to think and to step outside of their presuppositions. It can be very effective. You should try it sometime.

That phrase also originates in the 17th century. Would you like to abandon it for a more modern usage, or do you find it a useful and compelling idiom despite not really knowing the etymology of it?

You'll find that you use idioms drawn from the KJV almost daily.

55 posted on 01/27/2018 8:30:18 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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