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John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
> That sound you hear is me weeping for the future. From where does *that* kind of
> nonsense come?
> > get essays from college students where they refuse to spell out "God" and will
> > write "G-d".
It's a very ancient belief that one is not to utter (and by extension,
express in writing) the name of God. Or YHWH, or whatever. It's fairly
doubtful that "God" is the _actual name_ of any deity, but, y'know, better
safe than damned in hell for all eternity.
(-> lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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