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Thread #135039 Message #3078207
Posted By: Joe Offer
19-Jan-11 - 05:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: How the Bible altered how we speak
Subject: RE: BS: How the Bible altered how we speak
Well, maybe it's not directly from the Bible, but is Matthew 16: 2-3 the source of "Red sky at night, sailor's delight; Red sky at morning, sailors take warning"?
It has always been my understanding that the Authorized (King James) Version and the works of Shakespeare were instrumental in the transition from Middle English to Modern English. I also understand that Luther's translation of the Bible was central in the transition from Middle German to Modern German.
-Joe-