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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Unto
What you do not want to be done unto yourself, do not do unto others.
What does the sentence mean? What is unto?
What does the sentence mean? What is unto?
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Hi Volcano I might reword it this way: Don't do anthing to other people that you don't want other people to do to you. The word "unto" is an archaic way of saying "to".
- Hi Volcano I might reword it this way: Don't do anthing to other people that you don't want other people to do to you.
- The word "unto" is an archaic way of saying "to".
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Hi Volcano
I might reword it this way:
Don't do anthing to other people that you don't want other people to do to you.
The word "unto" is an archaic way of saying "to".
I might reword it this way:
Don't do anthing to other people that you don't want other people to do to you.
The word "unto" is an archaic way of saying "to".
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This is an older form of English, from the Bible. It describes a moral principle on how we should behave towards other people. For example, if we don't want to be cheated, then we should not cheat others.
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It's simply a negative version of Christ's "golden rule." English speaking Christians are used to hearing bible verses rendered in Elizabethan, or King James English, and "unto" is from that period.
Don't do things to other people which you wouldn't want them to do to you.
Don't do things to other people which you wouldn't want them to do to you.
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Thank you all.It is really hard to know their meanings if you are not a native speaker.
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Sorry, guys, the system's goin' bananas. This came up as unanswered, with only the OP showing.
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Hi Avangi
I don't think the system was going bananas -- at least not in this case.
We just happened to reply at roughly the same time.
But I suppose it's also possible that you might have needed to hit the refresh button in order to know that some responses had already been posted.
By the way, I frequently end up posting a response to something I think has not been answ
I don't think the system was going bananas -- at least not in this case.
We just happened to reply at roughly the same time.
But I suppose it's also possible that you might have needed to hit the refresh button in order to know that some responses had already been posted.
By the way, I frequently end up posting a response to something I think has not been answ
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Thanks, Amy. I finally realized the posts came in a minute apart! I found myself drowning in yellow and started swimming to the top, but I never made it. I forgot about the rule not to panic.
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