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Old 03-18-2012, 05:28 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
Ahhh, the limitations of using a foreign language. Idioms are always the hardest to use correctly. I stand corrected.
Don't worry - 99% of people who have English as their first language use "begs the question" the same way you did. So you were correct with the common current usage.

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