tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post8814562012638355215..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: DioceseSteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-19027713403009822102008-06-22T23:09:00.000+01:002008-06-22T23:09:00.000+01:00PS it was a blessing of a civil partnership.PS it was a blessing of a civil partnership.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-33253507109743375852008-06-22T23:08:00.000+01:002008-06-22T23:08:00.000+01:00I'm enjoying a lighter conversation as a change fr...I'm enjoying a lighter conversation as a change from my work!Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-43555641730263839892008-06-22T17:34:00.000+01:002008-06-22T17:34:00.000+01:00Thanks. I think we can agree there is no agreement...Thanks. I think we can agree there is no agreement but it was good to have a brief survey. Anonmymous; your comment about 'Aren't there more important things to talk about?'is interesting. Would love to get some context by knowing a bit about you but I will post further on this question.Steve Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-25981977035457966182008-06-22T09:13:00.000+01:002008-06-22T09:13:00.000+01:00Diosis for the singular.Dioseez for the plural.But...Diosis for the singular.<BR/>Dioseez for the plural.<BR/><BR/>But last time I was at Church House, dioseez was normal for the singular, with various horrible variants for the plural.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-42286371892461982042008-06-21T14:03:00.000+01:002008-06-21T14:03:00.000+01:00At least we can spell 'synod'.At least we can spell 'synod'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-74308448206499236412008-06-20T19:26:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:26:00.000+01:00The Anglican communion is falling apart, pews are ...The Anglican communion is falling apart, pews are emptying, gays get married in Church, lead is being stolen from Church roofs, General Suynod is about to debate some of the most far reaching and potentially damaging matters . . . and you worry about how to pronounce dioceses? Oh dear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-41188463981420595102008-06-20T10:38:00.000+01:002008-06-20T10:38:00.000+01:00Die O siss singularDie Oh Seize pluralI thinkDie O siss singular<BR/>Die Oh Seize plural<BR/><BR/>I thinkMike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-34707817276482724642008-06-20T08:48:00.000+01:002008-06-20T08:48:00.000+01:00Steve,Working as I do for a Diocese, this is somet...Steve,<BR/><BR/>Working as I do for a Diocese, this is something I have to think about.<BR/>(and 'Diocese' is a very odd word! especially to people outside of the church.)<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the pronunciation although if people are reading 'Dioceses' it often comes out at Di-os-ees-iss.<BR/><BR/>I'm happer I think with the word "Diocesan" and then you can just pluralise that which it refers to, eg Diocesan Bishops, Diocesan web sites etc<BR/><BR/>'Diocese'always sounds to me like the name of some hero or another in a Greek Odyssey (which makes me wonder about the pluaral of odyssey?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-49483435397392962592008-06-19T18:07:00.000+01:002008-06-19T18:07:00.000+01:00'die o seize' but then I would have written it dio...'die o seize' but then I would have written it diocese and pronounced it differently. I have indeed learnt something today.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000664334401241215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-9213869759324628722008-06-19T15:47:00.000+01:002008-06-19T15:47:00.000+01:00Surely one Diocese is more than enough to cope wit...Surely one Diocese is more than enough to cope with!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-45979700427330024042008-06-19T13:55:00.000+01:002008-06-19T13:55:00.000+01:00I'm another seizer...I'm another seizer...Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-26870170539846687142008-06-19T11:34:00.000+01:002008-06-19T11:34:00.000+01:00I'm a die o-seize man myself but can't help wonder...I'm a die o-seize man myself but can't help wondering why you are wondering!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-34312000383031096302008-06-19T11:28:00.000+01:002008-06-19T11:28:00.000+01:00Seize the day, says me.No other choice!: - )Seize the day, says me.<BR/><BR/>No other choice!<BR/><BR/>: - )RHKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466792413120335732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-72183166444926134362008-06-18T23:39:00.000+01:002008-06-18T23:39:00.000+01:00I always thought that the singular is 'die o sis' ...I always thought that the singular is 'die o sis' with the plural being 'die o seize', so I guess I'm on that side of the fence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-70079044031346380072008-06-18T23:37:00.000+01:002008-06-18T23:37:00.000+01:00Hmm. By connotation with diocesan, maybe die o sci...Hmm. By connotation with diocesan, maybe die o scissors?RuthJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495519870354705959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-76341130568475686602008-06-18T22:17:00.000+01:002008-06-18T22:17:00.000+01:00...don't want to appear apathetic, but I probably ......don't want to appear apathetic, but I probably don't, st.Caroline Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751846730467721675noreply@blogger.com