On 12/21/2011 12:55 PM, grasshopper wrote:
On Wed, 2011-12-21 at 13:59 -0600, sc wrote:
On Wednesday, December 21, 2011 13:07:56 Bob Williams wrote:
On 20/12/11 23:46, John Andersen wrote:
The entire issue revolves around a largely archaic use of the word "beg", which is used almost NOWHERE in English today or for the past hundred years other than in this SINGLE phrase "beg the question".
I beg your pardon?
i beg to differ
beggars can't be choosers
In Ireland 'beg' means small in Gaelic. There is a small lake/lough called Lough Beg.
grasshopper
GUYS: Please Stop!! First word of the thread title: ENGLISH. And as explained above, it is not the word BEG that is archaic, it is the particular use/meaning of the word BEG to mean "avoiding", "assuming" or "sidestepping" which is archaic. And, to be specific: "Archaic" does not mean merely OLD, it means having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org