40Jesus answered him,“Simon, I have something to tell you.”“Tell me, teacher,” he said. 41“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,and the other fifty. 42Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both...
As stated above, it implies something, leading the listener to think a certain way. At the same time, it absolves the speaker of responsibility for whatever conclusion the listener may come to as a result.Used in that way, it means: "I don't mean anything by it, but you're certainly...
Note that, although it appears to depict an Aztec priest holding an orb of some sort, in the lower middle is a man with a backpack. Hum, what to make of that? (I jest. That is an actual man with a backpack who somehow got into the picture without me noticing. He shows how large...
The deprecatory use of the word “French” was adapted, and in addition to identifying something as pornographic or profane, it also became an apology for using obscene language. The earliest example of this usage I can find is in Henry Sedley’s 1865 workMarian Rooke; Or, The Quest...
November 15, 2019.If you saw or something horrific like a house fire taking place when no one else has recognized what is happening, you would respond immediately, right? If you witnessed a child abduction in the works, you would instantaneously take action wouldn’t you? Yet, when we see...