PhD in theological studies: quotation technique and linguistic analysis of verb-form changes in New Testament quotations of the Septuagint. Now working for the Bible Society of Australia as a translation consultant for local vernacular Bible translation projects around Oceania.
11.03.2026 18:13
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.
It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
18.02.2026 18:40
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Run them at the same time, opposite hemispheres.
22.02.2026 07:06
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Oh man, I hΜΆeΜΆaΜΆrΜΆ ΜΆyΜΆoΜΆuΜΆ read you.
I can read many languages, understand a fraction of them, speak basically just one.
13.02.2026 09:20
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Kayo, ESPN
09.02.2026 01:34
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Other than that, how was the play?
29.01.2026 20:31
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Itβs definitely evocative!
26.01.2026 11:52
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βFarage of deceitβ is quite the phrase
26.01.2026 11:43
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Now I want to hear the talk
26.01.2026 09:08
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Do one, then go to a bunch of others. It's an abstract with an interesting title. Make it a PhD (sub)chapter, or otherwise you've got 5 months to write something new. If you have something already find a section to do it in; if something new do it in a section you'd like to contribute to.
18.12.2025 10:35
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Also 19. No AOL because I didnβt live in the States till 2014, but I get the checkbook only because I lived in the States in 2014. 2014!
16.12.2025 05:53
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This is 100% what I came here to write
09.12.2025 04:03
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
06.12.2025 04:29
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One Pluribus under God
05.12.2025 00:12
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I love the forward planning for multi-use spaces.
01.12.2025 23:21
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Bedroom 4 is also pretty great.
01.12.2025 22:12
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Iβve had this a lot, but one time:
βIβm a ministerβ
βOh really? Which political party?β
01.12.2025 21:12
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Could have spiced up the main table conversation by arguing that she's got double the sacrament of marriage
27.11.2025 03:48
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What? How?
Did you get on a plane going the wrong direction and were too embarrassed to say something and took the long way round the globe?
20.11.2025 14:31
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βChristian? I prefer to describe myself as a βChrist-followeeββ
06.11.2025 20:46
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Many don't realize that when Jesus talks about the evil spirit leaving and then returning with seven more (Mt. 12:43-45), he was actually referring to answering emails with multiple people copied.
05.11.2025 13:35
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28.10.2025 21:59
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These are the conditions that produce liberation theology
28.10.2025 11:43
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I am not a runner, much less a marathon runner, because I am a Protestant and do not believe in purgatory.
26.10.2025 21:26
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Itβs the Itchy and Scratchy Tornado Show
24.10.2025 23:23
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But I was reliably informed they moved in packs of 30-50
19.10.2025 21:24
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I pleased the Lord nevertheless.
12.10.2025 00:33
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Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane.
09.10.2025 01:51
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Wanna buy my parent's house? Can confirm it's a beautiful place to live: www.realestate.com.au/property-hou...
28.09.2025 13:43
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