I read this from another question and subsequent answers. I am a bit confused as to what it is, or why anyone would do that to their Bibles.
2007-05-17 10:04:37 · 25 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It just means to fold over a corner of the page you are reading. You know.......make a little flap that looks like a dog ear on the corner. I agree though, I really don't like folding over the pages on my bible. I'd rather just use bookmarks or post it notes or something.
2007-05-17 10:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Amy27 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means to turn down the corner of the page.
Most folks do that because the want to easily find something particularly remarkable or inspiring. Or, maybe even a place that inspired a question.
A 'dog-eared' bible indicates that a person actually reads the passages and marks things to remember.
2007-05-17 10:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Barry F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DOG EARS is an informal name for folding the corner of pages to mark where you are in a book, as opposed to using an actual bookmark. While generally frowned upon by those that want to preserve books in their original condition, it is particularly common in use on paperbacks which are designed to be cheaper and more harshly used than hardcovers.
I do not know it anything with this term is related to BIBLE. If at all it is sthere for bible means, I suppose, reading lot of pages in Bible and folding it.-
2007-05-18 00:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To "dog-ear" a book is to fold down a corner of a page to keep one's place. It means the same thing for the bible or any other kind of book. Some people think it is disrespectful to do that to any book, for others it is just a way to find their place the next time they pick up the book.
2007-05-17 11:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by meg3f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I write all in my Bible. Its not the flag that has to be burned when it hits the ground. (sorry that's kinda funny)
Yes it is a great gift, but I process a lot of my thoughts by writing in the margins and making notes so that when I go back and reread I can see what was going through my mind or what questions I had.
As a teacher I can find nothing wrong with doing this. I am not adding or subtracting from the words. I do not count my own as additions at all, nor anyone elses. But if you feel that you shouldn't I have no problem with that.
2007-05-17 10:20:39 · answer #5 · answered by preneswebb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to remember a verse of scripture--some fold down the corner of that page--so it can be found quickly. I had a friend who dog eared his bible and used colored marker. To specify if scripture was Faith.Health,comfort, doctrinal you could read his bible and tell by the color of marker what you were talking about. You can now buy a bible with those markings
2007-05-17 10:21:39 · answer #6 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, both answers are right. It depends on what part of the country you're from. The most general reference would be to mark a page by turning down the corner, but either one is correct.
2007-05-17 10:15:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you bend the corner of a page down, it is "dog-eared". A dog-eared Bible generally refers to one that has tattered pages from being read and leafed through so much, i.e., it is well used.
2007-05-17 10:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by angel_light 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a book is "dog eared" it means it has been used a lot. The pages are worn and floppy around the edges, (like some kinds of dogs ears would be in old age).
2007-05-17 10:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Fold over the corner of a page as a bookmark
2007-05-17 10:14:41 · answer #10 · answered by lakelounger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋