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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Reading faithfully? #231856 05/24/2022 7:48 AM Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2 Helsinki, Finland Tavaritz stranger Tavaritz stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2 Helsinki, Finland Hello. I've tried to find the meaning of the phrase "reading faithfully" but with no success. I ask because I'm trying to translate it into finnish and straight translation of the words is gibberish. Does it mean reading without any critisim and just accepting what one reads as a truth (by faith)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Reading faithfully? Tavaritz #231857 05/24/2022 1:27 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK It is difficult to be sure without context, but one of the meanings of 'faithful' is 'reliable, accurate, exact'. So I take 'reading faithfully' to mean reading aloud exactly what is written, without changing, adding or omitting anything. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Reading faithfully? Tavaritz #231859 05/24/2022 4:11 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water I concur, without more context, this makes the most sense. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Reading faithfully? LukeJavan8 #231862 05/25/2022 7:37 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Or it could refer to a translation or an explanation, perhaps a clarification or interpretation - a '"faithful reading" of a text (such as, for example, the Constitution, or a Scripture), would explain a passage fully, without distortion, perhaps without judging 1 member likes this: sleeper54 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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