Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words Begging the question
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Dear Faldage: I just got a surprise. Webster 1913 gives as the fourth definition of "beg" as"
4. To take for granted; to assume without proof.
Does OED also give this definition? It almost sounds to me as though it were contrived to cover the "beg the question" problem.
For those who may not have seen it, Quinion has some helpful information:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-beg1.htm
P.S. I got another surprise. Quinion says "beg the qestion" originated in 1581.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Begging the question Faldage 11/13/03 08:48 PM Re: Begging the question wwh 11/13/03 09:11 PM Re: Begging the question Jackie 11/14/03 01:45 AM Re: Begging the question dodyskin 11/14/03 10:36 AM Re: Begging the question Faldage 11/14/03 11:45 AM Re: Begging the question Jackie 11/14/03 01:09 PM More begging Jackie 11/14/03 01:14 PM Re: Begging the question shanks 11/14/03 03:56 PM Re: Begging the question wwh 11/14/03 04:03 PM Re: Darwin's black box! maahey 11/14/03 04:09 PM Re: Begging the question shanks 11/14/03 04:17 PM Re: Begging the question Faldage 11/14/03 04:32 PM Re: Begging the question shanks 11/14/03 04:43 PM Re: Begging the question Capfka 11/19/03 09:53 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,580Members9,187 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo
9,187 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 332 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 23
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,713tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,931Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org