On 12/20/2011 5:17 PM, doug wrote:
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 15:46:24 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 to differ. It seems as if every other day someone calls on the
On 12/20/2011 07:13 PM, Anders Johansson wrote: phone to beg for a donation. I refused to teach this dog to beg, having learned the hard way with a previous dog. I hardly think the word is archaic.
--doug
Apparently reading comprehension is becoming archaic: 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". Beg (plead) is not archaic. Beg (sidestep) the question is. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org