At the end of the day
They can have "disinterested" and "begs the question" when they pry them out of my cold, dead hands using a grocer's apostrophe.
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It's more usage police than grammar
End of conversation
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“Begs the question” comes from a 16th century mistranslation of Latin, so I vote to abandon it in favor of “assumes its own conclusion,” which is clearer anyway.
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It is utterly obscure
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If you care about usage, you have to follow the master,
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This, of course,
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New optimization goal —> having a “thank you for reading early drafts” list like PG:pic.twitter.com/rt1zJ5cMnR
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I often find myself having to lay this out: if "begs the question" doesn't mean to beg the question anymore, then what expression does? Are we just supposed to do without?
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I really “could care less” what they do with it to be honest.
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