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That's what I said the first time I got zapped for that, but the one said, "'Begs the question' is a technical term with a precise meaning and we need to preserve that precise meaning," and at that point I gave in.


Yeah, I agree that it's still at the point where people will look down on you for using it in the colloquial manner.




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