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Re: The "Unknown" Santa Fe
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lugnet.trains
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Date:
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:37:40 GMT
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jrclark@nospam.aol.AVOIDSPAMcom
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Allan Bedford wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Musil writes:
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> > I think that the train registry for the 10020 is a great idea! When I got
> > my first three sets, I quickly opened all of the sets to see the numbers,
> > but then after posting the sets numbers, on the Internet
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=12973>, I quickly realized
> > that I decreased the value of the set by opening the "Limited Edition" set.
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> I guess this begs the question. Did you buy them to enjoy them or to make
> money from them? I'm not judging, I'm just saying that if you bought them
> for yourself, to build and enjoy, then I think it's fantastic that you've
> opened them. I think this *increases* the value... for you. And I think
> that's the most important thing.
<snip>
I hate to be the grammar police, but this is one of my new pet peeves. I
believe you mean that Allan's comments -prompt- your question. To beg
the question means to -avoid- the question, or else to use your own
conclusion as the basis for an argument.
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."
FUT lugnet.off-topic.debate, because there's no
lugnet.off-topic.nitpickers. ;-)
Rick Clark
Completely unrelated to this thread, but as long as were in
off-topic.grammar:
My number one pet peeve: "Hehe" is not a word! If you're giggling, it's
spelled "hee hee," and if chuckling, it's "heh heh."
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| (...) I guess this begs the question. Did you buy them to enjoy them or to make money from them? I'm not judging, I'm just saying that if you bought them for yourself, to build and enjoy, then I think it's fantastic that you've opened them. I think (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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