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To: b9
True, but it’s not A bible, it’s THE Bible. Even many supposedly educated writers do not seem to know the difference.

I'm not sure I see your point. Are there not times when saying "A Bible" is correct? Example:

"There's a Bible on the bookshelf, and another on the table".

Could you clarify, please?

22 posted on 09/23/2013 8:54:06 AM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Kip Russell
From the Merriam-Webster site:

uncapitalized:
--> : a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership <--

The Bible is always capitalized, but when merely referencing an authoritative, widely accepted publication as "the bible" of (whatever) it's not capitalized.

Hope that helps.

25 posted on 09/23/2013 9:08:32 AM PDT by b9 (II Timothy 1:7)
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