[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

jls notvalid at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 23 12:51:26 EST 2009


On 23 Jan 2009 13:44:11 GMT, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
wrote:

>
>Well, I hardly consider myself a Windows expert.  I don't even like
>Windows. :-)  Which begs the question: "If I can do it, why are the
>supposed professionals having such a hard time?"  

No it does not 'beg the question'.  This mis-use of the term 'begs the
question' has become a huge pet peeve of mine.

Unless you're strictly talking about the logic of an arguement, then
'begs the question' is being used incorrectly.

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jls



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