pronunciation of the word "amen"

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='tomasio127' date='Oct 20 2005, 01:26 PM']I tend to say "ah-men" for rote prayers, and "ay-men" for spontaneous prayers and for "Amen" ejaculations (I was Pentecostal, sue me! lol).
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[b]Never[/b] use the words "prayers" and "ejaculation" in the same sentence [b]ever again[/b]

[Aloysius]

that's what short prayers are called-- ejaculations.

[Cow of Shame]

it doesn't matter

heh

[Maria]

Generally speaking, I say aymen and sing ahmen. But sometimes I say ahmen.

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 20 2005, 11:34 PM'][b]Never[/b] use the words "prayers" and "ejaculation" in the same sentence [b]ever again[/b]
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there is such a thing called "ejaculatory prayer." like, "Jesus, I trust in you!" or "Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come!"

[missionseeker]

[quote name='photosynthesis' date='Oct 21 2005, 01:08 AM']there is such a thing called "ejaculatory prayer."  like, "Jesus, I trust in you!" or "Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come!"
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Or
Oh, God!

[Philippe]

i like Ah-men but i always say Ay-men :\

[missionseeker]

Ah-men

[Philippe]

i should try and say ah-men more... i'm gonna make it my mission

[cmotherofpirl]

You say AAAmen you sing Awwwmen.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Oct 21 2005, 08:50 AM']You say AAAmen you sing Awwwmen.
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Yep.

[argent_paladin]

Jesus probably pronounced it something like "A-min".
That is the way that it is pronounced in Aramaic, even today. Just ask a Chaldean.

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Oct 21 2005, 09:50 AM']You say AAAmen you sing Awwwmen.
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awwwwwwwwmen makes me think of mass in New Jersey where they say "peace be with youse"

[tojo]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 20 2005, 11:34 PM'][b]Never[/b] use the words "prayers" and "ejaculation" in the same sentence [b]ever again[/b]
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Prayers and ejaculations.
Prayers and ejaculations.
Prayers and ejaculations.


Some of the Pentecostal ladies I used to go to church with said Ay-man.... like "a man."

Maybe they were actually praying fo rhusbands then.....

[tojo]

oops, double post


Mea culpa, mea culpa

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[Old_Joe]

[quote name='photosynthesis' date='Oct 21 2005, 12:08 AM']there is such a thing called "ejaculatory prayer."  like, "Jesus, I trust in you!" or "Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come!"
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Sometimes when I'm praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, I'll suddenly break into a hail mary. I dunno why. Maybe I'm getting confused because of the rosary beads I'm holding.

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='tomasio127' date='Oct 21 2005, 11:43 AM']Prayers and ejaculations.
Prayers and ejaculations.
Prayers and ejaculations.

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Thank goodness you don't have the sense god gave a rhesus monkey to recognize a sentence.

dear God!

look! look! I'm ejaculating!

[photosynthesis]

suddenly phatmass has turned into a table in a middle school cafeteria. *make it stop, make it stop!*

[tojo]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 21 2005, 03:51 PM']Thank goodness you don't have the sense god gave a rhesus monkey to recognize a sentence.

dear God!

look!  look!  I'm ejaculating!
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Meh.... it's not worth it........

Tho anyone should be able to tell I'm not referring to sexual ejaculations, but ejaculatory prayer. Both definitions exist, and it's okay to use them really, don't be afraid......

[jiyoung]

I usually say "ah-men" because I grew up saying recited prayers in Korean, where a lot of words are based on the Latin pronunciations (since sounds in Korean are far more similar to Latin than English, and when presented with the two, going with what's easiest...ah. And because the missionaries taught Latin...or French too, I guess). I do say ay-men sometimes, but generally ah-men. It's also because I grew up in choir where it's pronounced ah-men (though with the "ah" vowel much longer, hence the "aw" mentioned above).