It's a winless war guys. The water's up to our necks and it's quickly rising over our chins in an effort to drown out our protests.

I can usually get away with explaining some grammatical point or another, but people are firm in their belief that they are using begging the question correctly, and there is no way explaining the root of the words makes a lick of difference to them.

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OH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX!! Kisses!!