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The ‘H’ in ‘Jesus H. Christ’ — Grammarphobia
"The most likely suggestion is that it comes from a monogram made of the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus. In Greek, “Jesus” is ΙΗΣΟΥΣ in uppercase letters and Ἰησοῦς in lower. The first three letters (iota, eta, and sigma) form a monogram, or graphic symbol, written as either IHS or IHC … Continue reading The ‘H’ in ‘Jesus H. Christ’ — Grammarphobia
One Can Not Feel Like An Old Fogey
"A good Christian can not attend church and still be saved." "A good Christian cannot attend church and still be saved." "Example 1 speaks uncontroversially of the possibility that good Christians may be forgiven for lax church attendance. Example 2, by contrast, states a radically anticlerical claim: that church attendance will wreck your chances of … Continue reading One Can Not Feel Like An Old Fogey
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