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Originally Posted by bookman156
Incidentally, I suppose I may as well say that I am a print book editor for large publishers by profession and I never allow bold italic, except where it occurs in headings.
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BTW, if you do line edits for Berkeley/Obsidian, could you tell them to
PLEASE stop using "begs the question" to mean "poses the question"? I've been reading this series from them (Berkeley hard, Obsidian Kindle/mmpbk)--set in the late 18th, early 19th century, and not only do laypeople misuse it (frequently) but so too do barristers and it's driving me insane. There is no way that a barrister in 1795 or 1805, etc. would use "begs the question" that way. It's beyond irksome. You surely must know somebody over there.
Sorry to ask here, but it's just...driving me up the wall. That's a specific phrase that has no satisfactory, simple replacement and its bastardization is one of my hot buttons.
Hitch