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Terr_ on Jan 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Life in New York City, Where Arrests Are Down and ...

> begs the question

Gah. "Begging the question" means assuming something is already proved. Alas, people misuse "beg" as a synonym for "suggests" or "raises"...

nyolfen on Jan 7, 2015 [–]

phrases can take on new meanings and no one looks good whinging about prescriptivist language use dude

scdlbx on Jan 7, 2015 | [–]

That literally kills me.

undersuit on Jan 7, 2015 | | [–]

Irregardless.

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