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[HANASHIR:12282] Re: [HANASHIR:12280] Re: question on words. one word, actually.



I first saw the spelling G-d from my grandfather z"l, who was a very
religious man, and for me personally the dash symbolizes the unknowable,
indefinable aspect of the Creator...

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----- Original Message -----
From: "elerner1" <elerner1 (at) rochester(dot)rr(dot)com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:35 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:12281] Re: [HANASHIR:12280] Re: question on words. one
word, actually.


> On 9/24/02, "I.Oppenheim" <i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl> wrote:
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> >'God' is not a name of God, just as 'president' is not
> >a name of George Bush.
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>
> so why do some people insist on writing God as G-d unless it is just the
idea that this English word is  used as a formal name for God? where and
when did this use of the dash in the English language come from? Ln
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