I Am Not The Only One
Everybody misuses the phrase "begging the question" these days. I know I'm being pedantic but this sort of thing makes me crazy.
Usage is sometimes difficult to explain but this comic sums up both the correct usage and my feelings:
Oh and while I've got you - these Dinosaur Comics are hilarious. Hilarious I Say!
UPDATE: Want to know more about "begging the question?" Look here.
Comments
I don't get his explanation at all. What does an unproven assumption have to do with begging, and where is the question?
Posted by: Mister P. | January 11, 2006 9:45 AM
OMG! My daughter is totally a dinosaur comics fan.
But I still don't understand what the big deal is.
Posted by: Pat | January 12, 2006 1:11 PM
I'm glad someone else cringes when they hear that phrase being misused. It's usually done by the same people who talk about "perusing" when they really mean, "skim."
Now if only the dinosaurs would shed some light on the phrase, "Like soup to nuts."
Posted by: Ken | January 12, 2006 4:10 PM
Ken,
You mean like "I stopped at the grocery store and picked up some perusing milk?"
Yeah, that bugs me too.
Posted by: Brad | January 14, 2006 9:03 AM
It's not apPLICable...
Try and remember way back...
Posted by: Kris | January 16, 2006 1:10 PM