Words Get Left Out when the writer thinks the reader 'Knows the Words that Should Go There'
@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 11, 2022 1:57pm CST
On my blog, I'll frequently say '"Some word" is built on "these other words."' Well, I would frequently say that; but now it's '"Some word" is built on ancient words that mean "these other words" (unless it's actually built on 'those other words themselves' rather than on 'words that are translated into those other words').'
I think about that obsessive specificity, "Why do I feel the need to write that out everytime?" Then I think of The Bible, and the way "Bible-scholars" will frequently misinterpret a Scripture because of 'words they don't see there' https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/22/us/misused-bible-verses-sessions/index.html
I guess I don't want my readers to think "'this word' came from 'that word'" when it actually "came from OTHER WORDS THAT MEAN 'that word'" 
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@sabtraversa (13099)
• Italy
11 May 22
Words are supposed to make communication easier, but it's easy to misunderstand their meanings. Sometimes it happens in good faith, sometimes it doesn't. The Bible is constantly interpreted to fit someone's agenda, it's unfortunate not everyone can read in Ancient Hebrew or Greek and read the original books, hoping nothing was edited, not even "a yod". We're left to trust the interpretations, if we cared that'd be.
You do well, trying to avoid misinterpretations... which can still happen if things are taken out of context, but you're trying your best. 
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