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Revision as of 12:16, December 28, 2008
, 12:16, December 28, 2008I like the sound of "relinquished"
|"... he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30 (NIV)<ref>http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jhn&c=19&v=30&t=NIV#conc/30</ref>
|"... he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30 (NIV)<ref>http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jhn&c=19&v=30&t=NIV#conc/30</ref>
|"gave up" has a newer meaning, attested in the OED since the eighteenth century<ref>http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50094974/50094974se136 sense 64c</ref>: it now means to quit and stop trying, or surrender. It has acquired a negative connotation.
|"gave up" has a newer meaning, attested in the OED since the eighteenth century<ref>http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50094974/50094974se136 sense 64c</ref>: it now means to quit and stop trying, or surrender. It has acquired a negative connotation.
|"release" is a term that avoids the unwarranted negative connotation.
|"relinquish" is a term that avoids ambiguiity and possible negative connotation.
|replace "gave up" with "released" -
|replace "gave up" with "released" or "relinquished"
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