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Re: The "Unknown" Santa Fe
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:57:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rick Clark writes:
> Of course, it is possible that you felt that his comments -were-
> avoiding the question of his motivation for buying the sets, in which
> case, I'll shut up, except to say that such confusion is the reason many
> grammarians discourage the use of the "avoid" definition of "beg the
> question."
Not that I'm an expert on grammar, but my entire life 'begs the question'
meant to expound on the previous thought with a question... let me see if I
can make a Daveish scenario...
Person 1 "I think that your interest in LEGO is too extreme."
(who of us hasn't heard this particular rant? but that's a topic for another
time.. ;) )
Person 2 "Well then, that begs the question, 'how much interest is too much?'"
This is what I thought 'begs the question' inferred. Which then begs the
question, "What do you think 'begs the question' means?"
My personal pet peeves is the option/choices grammar
When someone says, "You have two choices, this or that.", they are
completely incorrect.
'A' choice is to decide between 2 options:
"You have a choice, either apple pie or chocolate cake"
When you have 2 choices, you have 2x2 options:
"You have 2 choices, either apple pie or chocolate cake *or* rhubarb pie or
lemon merange pie"
The correct grammar, again imho, in the usual context that everyone uses, is
to say 'You have 2 options...' and not 'You have 2 choices...'
That's my only grammatical pet peeve that I can think of off the top of my head.
Stay safe
Dave
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| (...) By the way, an "inference" is traditionally made by the person who's doing the reading/listening/interpreting. You're thinking of "implied," which is done by the person/thing making the statement. Person A: Are you implying that I'm stingy? (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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