Now this doesn't beg the question.
YES! YES! YES! I am so happy. A website after my own heart!
I think I've blogged about this before as one of "those things that get my goat". It's when people use the phrase "that begs the question" incorrectly. I thought it was just me who was bothered by this, but apparently there's enough people frustrated by the abuse of the phrase to have a website devoted to campaigning its correct usage.
Yay! I'm so glad there are other people on board.
Update: Even Dinosaur Comics are with me on this one. Yes, language does evolve, but we can (and should) be discriminating about the idea.
I think I've blogged about this before as one of "those things that get my goat". It's when people use the phrase "that begs the question" incorrectly. I thought it was just me who was bothered by this, but apparently there's enough people frustrated by the abuse of the phrase to have a website devoted to campaigning its correct usage.
Yay! I'm so glad there are other people on board.
Update: Even Dinosaur Comics are with me on this one. Yes, language does evolve, but we can (and should) be discriminating about the idea.
posted by The Borg at
12:41 PM
6 Comments:
A whole website dedicated to a misused phrase...some people have too much time! I can imagine some little geek chuckling away to himself as he made that site.
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Anonymous, At
2:40 PM
I'm glad some people have too much time! Who else would be able to make websites about misusing an important philosophical term? Good on that little geek.
By
The Borg, At
3:36 PM
It begs the question, why bother?
By
Anonymous, At
4:09 PM
Which in turn "raises" the question, why bother having a blog?
If the aforementioned little geek feels strongly about the misused phrase, isn't that reason enough to bother?
By
Cabernet Leather, At
5:04 PM
Go little geek! Go!
Benny
By
Anonymous, At
8:54 PM
Just don't buy the beg-the-question G string
By
Nick, At
12:05 AM
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