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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: to beg the question #244 04/17/2000 5:34 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 word Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: to beg the question #245 11/27/2000 9:30 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Orange County Calif. patatty stranger patatty stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Orange County Calif. Sorry I'm so (re)tardy in responding. Been away too long. What do you think about this recent AWAD - does #2 come close to begging the question? CTTOI, #1 might be of interest to Mardy the Chiasmus maven. AJC hysteron proteron (HIS-tuh-ron PROT-uh-ron) noun 1. A figure of speech in which the natural or rational order of its terms is reversed, as in bred and born instead of born and bred. 2. The logical fallacy of assuming as true and using as a premise a proposition that is yet to be proved. [Late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron, latter first : husteron, neuter sing. of husteros, latter, later + proteron, neuter sing. of proteros, former.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: to beg the question #246 11/27/2000 9:59 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass isn't chiasmus different from hysteron proteron, in that the former is the reversal of phrase elements; e.g., born under one law, to another bound... (as opposed to reversal of natural order in "born and bred") Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,268 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,128 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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