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In lugnet.castle, Erik Olson writes:
> While we're begging, I think we should demand that it all comes for free,
> yesterday. And it should be better than the originals!
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> By the way, look up the phrase "begs the question" -- I do not think that
> expression means what you think it means...
Ack, that bugs me too! Another pet peeve of mine is when people use the word
"dilemma" to mean any old problem.
Maggie C.
P.S. To Richard M.-- after having looked it up in three separate dictionaries
I grudgingly admit you were right about the word "dipsomania". Hmph.
> While you have the style guide out, you could also look up the expression
> "don't look a gift horse in the mouth", ok?
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 | | Re: Metroliner Club car.. it begs the question..
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| (...) I think this is a good time to illustrate another abused idiom: showstopper: "Brad Justus held up pictures of the Metroliner and Club Car - it was a showstopper." (there were actually quite a few showstoppers at Brickfest, not all of them (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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