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".
traffic signs, John? But why use it? Especially when it means something entirely different My guess is that the cause is the same as that of the overuse of "...and I". People have heard it, possibly been corrected, and think it is the correct form of "...and me" for all cases, whether subject or object, and simply use it because they think it makes them sound educated. My guess is that people use "beg the question" because they think it is a more educated form of "raise the question" Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org