Comments on: Hear A Different Voice – Day 30 of Handmade

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:37:14 +0000

Lisa, what you said about jargon reminds me of an editor I had when I was a newspaper reporter covering business. She would send back any story that had the slightest bit of jargon in it. It was kind of annoying at times, but she always made us write so that the everyday person who didn’t know much about business would know what we were talking about. I’ve never forgotten that lesson, and yes, it absolutely applies to Christianese!

I learned pig Latin as an adult; my husband taught me. 🙂 I frequently hear other languages spoken when I am out and about (our areas is pretty ethnically diverse) and I’m also hearing more and more Spanish at home as my daughter is in Spanish 3 at her high school. Great post!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:49:13 +0000

My dear daughter-in-law is an ESL teacher. She teaches college-age students who are usually immigrants trying to get into college classes, but need to improve their English first. I am now trying to learn Spanish from an app on my phone. It’s a slow, difficult process. I am amazed at how quickly English-learners pick up our language.

By: Betsy de Cruz

Betsy de Cruz — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:21:28 +0000

1. No, I didn’t learn pig Latin until I was an adult with kids!

2. I speak Turkish, Spanish, and a bit of French.

I have just started teaching ESL too, Lisa! My students are Afghans, so one is a Dari speaker and the other speaks Pashtu.

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:33:38 +0000

1. Yes, I loved Pig Latin.
2. French, but only very school-ish.
3. I’ve been blessed by a community of believers in real life who remind me that God is also real and present.

By: David

David — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:05:44 +0000

Being forced to explain oneself without one’s usual jargon can be very revealing. I’ve had one or two friends through my life who have pinned me down like this, and my wife is relentless (in a nice way ofc).

1. I think I first came across it in a Top Cat cartoon;
2. I love learning languages but I don’t keep it up, so I speak a handful very badly (Cymraeg, Русский, 中文). Currently learning Deutsch.
3. Listening to Christians (online mostly) has been amazing, learning to appreciate the sensibility and not just the theory.

By: Char Geletka

Char Geletka — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:44:39 +0000

1. Nope, I just jibber-jabbered when my friends spoke Pig Latin!
2. Just a tiny bit of spanish – oh so pequena
3. God used a lady I walked with around my neighborhood every day to reveal to me that He was personal and intimate. Something I had never realized before!