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-Speaking to Your Audience and Avoiding ‘Christianese’

Posted by Dr.D | January 10, 2010 .
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One of the major problems that Christians face on the Internet is actually speaking the language of the target audience while avoiding ‘Christianese’ –words and phrases that are primarily used in the Christian community.

I have written on this subject in the past: “The Problem of Speaking Christianese”

Here’s even a better and more complete article on this problem:  “Speaking your audience’s language: How to avoid ‘Christianese’” by Rusty Wright

Rusty Wright even provides a list of commonly used ‘Christianese jargon’ with suggested ‘regular’ words to be used instead.            *Top

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