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Does she ever! I know lot of people, even those who attended real schools, don't know the difference between serial adjectives and cumulative adjectives, but many folks pick it up from, um, reading. "Young, adult ladies" is particularly egregious. You can even hear that no comma is needed. Jill, honey, if you're a lurker, here's a primer: young adult ladies = no comma young, misguided ladies = comma
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It's m-y-s-e-l-f. Sorry, couldn't resist. I'll show myself to the prayer closet.
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Former minister's wife here. They need to using their house for ministry purposes if they're taking advantage of the sweet household tax deduction. It doesn't take much to satisfy the IRS, though. My husband was only a music minister, so he didn't do much counseling. We'd invite new choir or orchestra members or other volunteers over for dinner and have one or two meetings a year at our place. We could write off not only our house payment but also utilities, lawn care, repairs, even cleaning supplies. DISCLAIMER: I'm not defending the American tax code, but we felt like we'd have been dumb not to take advantage. We never got audited, but I would have been ready with every single receipt. Sorry, topic? Some if not most of those renovations and new furnishings are going to give the Seewalds a nice tax break. With all those kids, I bet they're going to be sitting pretty next January!
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Fair point. I apologize, @Ljohnson1987 , for suggesting a value judgment that wasn't there. As others have suggested, I've encountered multiple variations of Ken and a fair number of feminine names produced by adding -a to a masculine one. I'm also one of those people who consciously avoided choosing baby names that were too trendy.
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If a professional mover drops your glass-topped table, you're protected. If your friend or relative drops your glass-topped table, you're out a glass-topped table.
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Sure, I get it. But there are expressions I heard in 1984 that I don't use anymore.
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I know it wasn't intended this way here, but I feel like it should be pointed out that "oily bohunk" can be considered an ethnic slur. Given the roots of the term, I'd certainly avoid it. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/bohunk
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In the Baptist churches I've attended, Children's Church is organized like a worship service. All elementary school-aged children are welcome. Their chairs all face toward the front of the meeting space, and there is a time for musical worship (group singing and maybe a solo) followed by a child-appropriate message ("sermon") given by the children's pastor or a volunteer. There may be some games and activities thrown in, but part of the point is to get kids used to the format of adult worship service.