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Dear imikhail, I agree with all what you said in fact (believe it or not). But the only problem I have, which is also against Fr. Shenouda's views, is that implying loose syntax or structure spoils the whole hymn. For me it doesn't. Prose, or poetry…
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Dear Remenkimi and dzheremi, I stand corrected on the point of Indian English. Thanks... I got it. Dear Remenkimi, You reply to my quotes showing that you don't understand what I mean in the first place. I guess it is my fault because I don't have t…
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Dear imikhail, I was under the impression that ari'alin was composed in the 15th century when cantor Sarkis was present. I don't know if it was in 11th century manuscripts. Secondly, and more importantly, why do you insist on translation being spot-…
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Thanks imikhail. Of course it goes without saying that that is not my own argument, but I learnt it from my Coptic mentor. I am still learning as you can see... Oujai qen `P[C
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Dear imikhail, As far as I can remember from Remenkimi's analysis before, he implies that the hymns is Sa'idic with mostly Greek syntax, along the lines of the first verse of the hymns tenen. It is not totally obscure in terms of understanding with …
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Dear Remenkimi, Please don't insist on making things complicated when replying to me, as I can't reason with you and your knowledge. That is something with imikhail, but I personally ask you to make it simple for me when you are quoting what I said …
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Sorry guys, I misunderstood the thread's point. I guess what mabsoota says hits the nail on the head in my opinion, so nothing more to say here... Oujai qen `P[C
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Excellently said dzheremi and minatasgeel. Oujai qen `P[C
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Dear deaconmark123 and George_Mina_Awad, Inside the church, no eating should be allowed (even out of Liturgy times), or chewing gums, or any other act that can show a very small amount of disrespect. The Church teaches us that Her womb (where we go …
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The hymn makes perfect sense to me since I tried to contemplate and with some basic knowledge of Coptic (not even Greek). The structure of the sentence for me reads like that: "The Lord, O Father, Who speaks in Heavenly Truth (referring to the Lord …
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Dear Cephas, I guess you want to disagree but essentially you are saying the same thing that I am with one exception. I am saying that the Coptic Orthodox Church has a dual role (as in an earlier post, not sure you already read it): 1. serving the C…
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Yes Unworthy1, St. Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians tells them bluntly that he didn't want to impose on anybody and got money from other churches. However, I don't know why this post again is going into the direction of the COC being a …
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Dear Remenkimi, I may go tomorrow to church, and ask them to pronounce every 'a' letter as an 'o' and the followers of the church will follow me blindly. Then next generation Egyptians will adopt the same teaching, and in almost 40- 50 years' time w…
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Very well said Stavro... Oujai
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Dear Remenkimi, I don't think that you are ready (or will ever be) to accept the fact that a made up language doesn't stand up to being a language or a dialect in the first place. What you argue about societal, political or other forces cannot in it…
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Thanks a lot imikhail. My preferred e-mail address is: ophadece@hotmail.com; but if you still want to use the one here on tasbeha.org, doesn't make a big difference. Oujai qen `P[C
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Dear imikhail, I hope I can get my hands on a copy as well if you don't mind. Oujai qen `P[C
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On reflection there is no need for me to give any more examples than the references imikhail posted before. If people however think I should do, let me know. Dear Remenkimi, What evidence of use are you talking about to prove authenticity? There is …
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I'll come to that post later to answer Cephas' queries with a few examples. I have to also say that Remenkimi bearing on himself this scholastic views about languages should admit there are certain facts he wasn't aware of and learn from the lowly o…
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Ok Remenkimi, thanks for explaining your stance. As imikhail said, there are actually both Armenian and Syrian orthodox churches in Cairo, if not even in other cities. Definitely no Indian as far as I'm aware, but not sure about eritrean or ethiopia…
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God bless you and keep us in your prayers... Oujai
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Dear Zoxsasi my brother, Go and re-read your post. You addressed me, are you aware? Or ashamed? Doesn't make a difference really. I think you are so resistant to discussion, and I really cannot see myself having a sane argument with you, for many re…
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Dear Cephas, You are serious, aren't you? OK, so Coptic is nearly extinct and it is a dead language? Good to know how you view the different adjectives lie on your spectrum. Anyway, I will let it go as you say... Sorry to have disturbed you by my pe…
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So you insulted me Zoxsasi. OK, may God bless you man... pray for us please
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Dear Cephas, I can see that on the wikipedia page you referred us to, one of the references is about "a Coptic family who still speaks Coptic language" (can't remember the name right now - I am at work). So that is in addition to the family of Ms Mo…
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Dear Zoxsasi, First of all, one cannot forget his past, or his personal make-up when they move to another country. Forgetting your identity, or even only the things you learnt in childhood, and grew up with is a grave sin (I may argue). Only snakes …
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Dear Remenkimi, Evangelical churches in Egypt (as I found on wikipedia) are part of the "North American" denomination - that is as far as I could understand. So that is an example of a missionary church, who speak Arabic in Egypt, an Arab-speaking c…
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Dear Remenkimi, First of all, I wasn't talking about Evangelist churches. I was merely talking about Church of England churches in Egypt. They speak English in Egypt. I don't exactly know what you watch on TV. I am not talking about kassr el dobara …
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Dear Biboboy, Thanks for your examples man, now I can see you're on the same wavelength as I am Oujai
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That is absolutely clear, and I agree about that 100%. I am not as knowledgeable, but I do have good observation skills. I totally agree about mixing Coptic liturgies as well. Oujai qen `P[C