What is this preoccupation that JW have where they feel they hold the patent and use of certain words? Take the word friend for instance. They are always talking about the "friends" this or the "friends" that, even when they are talking about people they don't even know.
I was talking to my still indoctrinated wife about something the other day and I reminded her that this is the day where we'll be going over to one of my friend's house for a cookout he's been planning for a couple of months. Out of her mouth comes,"Oh....he's your "friend" now??? Me, looking her dead in the eye letting her know that I'll not be intimidated, "Yes.....he is."
This is a guy I've worked with for a long time. We collaborate, help each other out and research solutions to work related problems. Though we don't spend any time together outside of work related activities, I consider him a friend more so than those elders who, under so-called divine inspiration, actively tried to talk me out of getting myself educated and raising my standard of living in favor pf peddling magazines door to door.
A real friend doesn't make association with you contingent upon whether or not you blindly follow some man made organization.
A real friend wont harshly judge you because you've made a decision about your life that runs contrary to their beliefs.
A real friend doesn't turn their back on you at the drop of a hat or the word of a faceless and nameless governing body.
A real friend doesn't look for reason's to rat you out to an elder body to curry favors and enhance their image.
The JW interpretation of "friend" is and oxymoron at best, an outright lie at worst.
What other things can you think of that JW's do that run counter to the real meaning of "friend"?