Thread of my semantic pet hates that if I always pointed out would lose me friends. Join in! First up: I hate when people say "tenant", meaning a resident or occupier, when the person means "tenet", meaning a foundation stone of a belief
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I hate when people say "begs the question" when they mean "raises the question". I know... losing battle.
is "begs the question" really that common? It seems kinda archaic to me and I woulnd't have thought many people would be randomly saying it in meetings etc.
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I hear it all the time, most recently from Sean Carroll on his Mindscape podcast with Dan Dennett.
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So tell me what the difference is between begs the question and raises the question
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