Comments on: Punctuation Makes All the Difference http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2004/08/punctuation-makes-all-the-difference/ Frustrate. Educate. Motivate. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theresa http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2004/08/punctuation-makes-all-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-12987 Theresa Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:20:26 +0000 http://cms.bigbadcollab.com/?p=38#comment-12987 While I am not crazy about the name of this site, I am more appalled at your innuendo/insult to the team on this blog. I'm not sure "low blows" are very Christlike either.... While I am not crazy about the name of this site, I am more appalled at your innuendo/insult to the team on this blog. I’m not sure “low blows” are very Christlike either….

]]> By: Christine http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2004/08/punctuation-makes-all-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-12957 Christine Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:24:19 +0000 http://cms.bigbadcollab.com/?p=38#comment-12957 suck as in ... fellatio? In which case a sucker is dominated, or even gay, depending on the recipient. Or suck as in, a baby sucks at a mother's breast and a sucker would be juvenile? Speaking of etymology, did you know that "nice" has an interesting history? Deriving from the Latin nescius, "ignorant" (from nescire, "not to know"), its meaning in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries commonly was "foolish" or "wanton." To refer to someone as a "nice person" was no compliment. Language changes. It evolves. If you're old enough, you might even have heard "gay" used to mean "happy" at one point. When something "sucks," it is bad. The meaning has simplified, and purified itself. Best to keep learning, eh, because out-dated understandings don't bode well on the internet... it is the future, after all. suck as in … fellatio? In which case a sucker is dominated, or even gay, depending on the recipient. Or suck as in, a baby sucks at a mother’s breast and a sucker would be juvenile?

Speaking of etymology, did you know that “nice” has an interesting history? Deriving from the Latin nescius, “ignorant” (from nescire, “not to know”), its meaning in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries commonly was “foolish” or “wanton.” To refer to someone as a “nice person” was no compliment.

Language changes. It evolves. If you’re old enough, you might even have heard “gay” used to mean “happy” at one point.

When something “sucks,” it is bad. The meaning has simplified, and purified itself. Best to keep learning, eh, because out-dated understandings don’t bode well on the internet… it is the future, after all.

]]> By: Sarah Hurst http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2004/08/punctuation-makes-all-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Sarah Hurst Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:54:54 +0000 http://cms.bigbadcollab.com/?p=38#comment-114 Actually, both of those sentences are comma splices. ;-) The corrected one should read as follows: "Parents: sex will be discussed with the junior high Sunday school. If there are any concerns or questions, please feel free to talk to the Youth Coordinator." If you were feeling really crazy, you could throw in a semicolon instead of starting a new sentence, but I've found semicolons kind of freak people out. Anyway, I appreciate what you're trying to do with your site here. Kudos! Actually, both of those sentences are comma splices. ;-) The corrected one should read as follows:
“Parents: sex will be discussed with the junior high Sunday school. If there are any concerns or questions, please feel free to talk to the Youth Coordinator.”
If you were feeling really crazy, you could throw in a semicolon instead of starting a new sentence, but I’ve found semicolons kind of freak people out.
Anyway, I appreciate what you’re trying to do with your site here. Kudos!

]]> By: Sucker http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2004/08/punctuation-makes-all-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Sucker Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:51:49 +0000 http://cms.bigbadcollab.com/?p=38#comment-113 how in the world is possible that someone trying to help the church has chosen to put such s lang word as 'suck'in its logo!Do you at all know when the suck is coming from, and what many think using this word! This is terrible.I would not use your website, and will not advice anyone to use it, or will advice not to use it, if it ever come us in any way. You are shaming the name 'Christian.'I have no doubt, you are a few very frustrated people there, who don't know what a 'suck' is! how in the world is possible that someone trying to help the church has chosen to put such s lang word as ‘suck’in its logo!Do you at all know when the suck is coming from, and what many think using this word!
This is terrible.I would not use your website, and will not advice anyone to use it, or will advice not to use it, if it ever come us in any way. You are shaming the name ‘Christian.’I have no doubt, you are a few very frustrated people there, who don’t know what a ‘suck’ is!

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