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Exodus74 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Please tell me what this phrase means

I don't quite understand what this phrase means -
it seemed fitting for me

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It seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus.
  

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com/reference/dictionary/entry/fitting . Incidentally, English translations of Latin may often be phrased in a way that would not be natural in modern writing.

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  • Incidentally, English translations of Latin may often be phrased in a way that would not be natural in modern writing.
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See the definition of the adjective http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/fitting.

Incidentally, English translations of Latin may often be phrased in a way that would not be natural in modern writing.
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That is, you don't recommend me to learn English by reading the Bible
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Not if you want to learn the language that normal people use every day. Even most modern translations tend to be couched in language that is not that of the ordinary person in the street.
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But I have an American Standard Bible audio version. I listen and read it.
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exodus74But I have an American Standard Bible audio version. I listen and read it.
Fine, but it's not much help if you want to talk about railways, space shuttles, computers, large corporations, global warming, and many other topics that concern us these days.

However, it's OK for slavery, fratricide, incest, human sacrifice, sabbath-observation and a
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exodus74It seemed fitting for me as well
= I thought it was a good idea, too Emotion: smile
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exodus74That is, you don't recommend me to that I learn English by reading the Bible
No. It has the advantage that you already know the stories if you are already familiar with them in your own language, so that means it's easier to guess at the meanings of words, but for communicating in ordinary modern English
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exodus74That is, you don't recommend me to learn English by reading the Bible
I don't think there is anything wrong with such. As CalifJim noted, if you are already familiar with the content of the Bible in your own language it will help with learning English. Whether people recognize them as such today, numerous idioms and expressions have Biblical roots, s
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