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62. and stop "begging the question" when you mean "raising the question"

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 04:35 PM

Apr 2017

"begging the question" indicates circular reasoning, where one assumes the conclusion of an argument
"raising the question" means you brought up something new for consideration, and possible begging down the road

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PSA: "would of", "could of", "should of", "might of" are meaningless phrases. [View all] eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 OP

thanks! i must of got lost, somewhere down the line.... unblock Apr 2017 #1

Poetic license! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #58

And yes it does matter. Iggo Apr 2017 #2

Lol. cwydro Apr 2017 #3

Whenever I see "here, here," I'm tempted to reply with MineralMan Apr 2017 #22

I love that! cwydro Apr 2017 #35

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #31

I will oppose these malapropisms with the might of titans. Orrex Apr 2017 #4

Lol! I'm having a bad week, and this made me smile. Thx. spooky3 Apr 2017 #13

:) Orrex Apr 2017 #15

Should of known that. DetlefK Apr 2017 #5

And it's a Foreword at the beginning of a book, not a 'forward' Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #6

Sometimes that's a deliberate pun ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #7

Do you read backwards in a book? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #8

Depends on the language the book is written in. Exilednight Apr 2017 #9

It must be great reading Japanese Mystery Novels, you always know who did it first. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #10

Kind Of Sucks The Fun Out Of It ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #11

actually, some great mysteries unfold just this way. unblock Apr 2017 #54

You're right, Columbo was Japanese!... PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #63

Yeah, I Forgot About That ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #65

Lol! cwydro Apr 2017 #16

reltub eht? Bucky Apr 2017 #26

Rekop ecalperif a htiw moor gniward eht ni. PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #49

Yep. The written contraction is clear. The spoken contraction is ... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #12

- Bigredhunk Apr 2017 #14

less than and fewer than are both acceptable Bucky Apr 2017 #25

The circumstances to use one or the other are specific and EASY to remember. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #34

Heh. That one bugs me too, but maybe a little less. eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #70

Thank you Bucky Apr 2017 #82

And don't forget "defiantly" instead of "definitely." subterranean Apr 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #32

Those drive me crazy. Aristus Apr 2017 #17

Your rite. aidbo Apr 2017 #18

3...2...1... Bucky Apr 2017 #24

I'm pretty sure that's 'yore write'. Blanks Apr 2017 #55

The ones that make me crazy are 'breath' and 'breathe'. WillowTree Apr 2017 #19

I detest the Palinism "also too". BSdetect Apr 2017 #20

Reminds me of another one I hate..... LisaM Apr 2017 #39

sort of like "tiny little" shanti Apr 2017 #48

And while I'm at it BSdetect Apr 2017 #21

I saw "could of" last week in a BBC article. Seriously. Bucky Apr 2017 #23

Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #27

There, their, they're. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #29

+100! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #77

I am here, here in a lumber yard... beastie boy Apr 2017 #30

Those drive me crazy too but, Mr. Evil Apr 2017 #33

Ah! You beat me to loose and lose. LisaM Apr 2017 #37

Thanks! I'm often tempted to randomly mention some grammatical pet peeve.... LisaM Apr 2017 #36

If you like people, for the verb use "serve" for people and "service" for machinery Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #38

YES!!! You actually see it in highly acclaimed literary works. japple Apr 2017 #40

I saw a sign at the March for Science that said "Eppur se muova". I had to ask Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #41

Wow that one is obscure FakeNoose Apr 2017 #57

And I managed to misspell "si". eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #71

Doesn't matter Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #75

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #42

I came here to point out that it should be "have" in each case! Thanks! George II Apr 2017 #43

For all intensive purposes... True Dough Apr 2017 #44

I endorse this thread bigly. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #45

VIOLA! It's so simple once you pointed it out! ;-) BamaRefugee Apr 2017 #46

Pet Peeve: "defiantly" when, bless their little hearts, they mean "definitely" BamaRefugee Apr 2017 #47

Yes. Skidmore Apr 2017 #50

Thank you. Illiteracy: it's not just for Republicans any more Warpy Apr 2017 #51

It never was. It drives me nuts when people go troll hunting here Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #67

Don't forget "tow" the line. cwydro Apr 2017 #52

Or "should of went" and "could of did" Blaukraut Apr 2017 #53

Ugh, there are so many Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #56

That's probably my biggest pet peeve too... Blanks Apr 2017 #59

Think alphabetical. You Affect something in order to get an Effect. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #61

The tip that I read... Blanks Apr 2017 #66

Not much of a tip, then, eh? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #68

Actually, both can be either noun or verb. :) eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #72

Actually, as a former English teacher, I know all the above. Clearly, the poster was not WinkyDink Apr 2017 #76

How to get "its" and "it's" right: NO Possessive Pronoun takes an apostrophe. We don't write "her's, WinkyDink Apr 2017 #60

and stop "begging the question" when you mean "raising the question" 0rganism Apr 2017 #62

dun Cowect muh Engels-isH, u eleetizst. YoungDemCA Apr 2017 #64

Wooda knever nown. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #69

The difference between PDittie Apr 2017 #73

All perfectly correct grammar--in Republicanese DFW Apr 2017 #74

Heh ... you had to mention the Simpsons: "Marge! I'm going over to the Flanderes's ! nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #81

My biggest peeves lately SchrodingersCatbox Apr 2017 #78

Another is "responsible to" Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #79

Thank you. It is as grating as, "He done it". OnDoutside Apr 2017 #80