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How should I refer to the Tower of Babel in a public speech? (pg. 2)
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| Lira |
Yeah, that's a good film :)
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
How about "that thing that some people think may or may not have happened"? |
It would spark an unnecessary debate, methinks.
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I am honestly not certain about the connotations of the word 'tale' in your language as compared to those in English, but I think that would be the most effective reference to it, given your audience.
It's very possible that if you say the word 'story' or 'myth' [at least so far as English connotations are concerned] you'll make a portion of your Christian audience become hung up on you trying to offend them [whether it is in fact true or not...doesn't matter to most of them :p]; whereas if you refer to it in a very plain term such as 'tale', the ambiguity of such language will allow you to establish your eventual point far better and reach a wider audience who is, as far as diction is concerned, still allowed to interpret it as they will. But again, this is running off of English appeals to connotations and they may differ vastly - I don't know. |
The connotations are pretty much the same. But, see how complicated it can get? :p |
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| nchs09 |
| call the bible "action-adventure novel" |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| I've always wanted to make my own "Choose Your Fate" style of bible. They'd all end in eternal damnation, it would be fantastic. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I've always wanted to make my own "Choose Your Fate" style of bible. They'd all end in eternal damnation, it would be fantastic. |
Like those books that go "If you want to go into the cave, go to page 58"
dun dun dun... |
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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
Like those books that go "If you want to go into the cave, go to page 58"
dun dun dun... |
oh man
its like a 200 page book, page 1 gives you two choices, one to go to page 34, one to page 141. on page 34: eternal damnation. on page 141: eternal damnnation. Every other page sends you to heaven! |
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| Project-K |
| I'd call it "the story of babel" as opposed to a "bible story", which could be interpereted as having a very mild negative connotation. But yes, definately go with 'story'. It's a neutral word. |
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| noikeee |
| now you should really start thinking about whether to use "história" or "estória" :gsmile: |
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| Audious |
As a nickname for your penis.
<--only read the thread title |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
Lira's penis was destroyed by God because it once reached all the way to Heaven.
Or so the tale goes. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I've always wanted to make my own "Choose Your Fate" style of bible. They'd all end in eternal damnation, it would be fantastic. |
Best idea ever.
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Lira's penis was destroyed by God because it once reached all the way to Heaven.
Or so the tale goes. |
Best tale ever.
| quote: | Originally posted by noikeee
now you should really start thinking about whether to use "história" or "estória" :gsmile: |
Hah, true that :p
"Estória", however, seems to have died out... |
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| Theresa |
Scripture.
The scripture found in the bible titled "Tower of Babel" blahdy blahdy blah.
Meh. |
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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
Scripture.
The scripture found in the bible titled "Tower of Babel" blahdy blahdy blah.
Meh. |
if the person speaking was a christian, i'd say yeah, scripture, but scripture implies that you consider the book sacred |
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