Re: OT - Coulter

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> NJH wrote:
> > "trotsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >>NJH wrote:
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> >>>"trotsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >>>>Shitzwerg, the QUESTION "would Bush veto the bill?" begs the larger
> >>>>question of "What is Bush's position on the draft?" [ . . . ]
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> >>>
> >>>Is literacy off topic here?
> >>>
> >>>The phrase "begs the question" does not have anything to do with any
> >>
> > actual
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> >>>question. I know, I know, you've seen it used that way on TV. We all
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> > have.
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> >>>It's wrong. It's illiterate. It's yet another case of the language
being
> >>>corrupted by dimwits mimicking imbeciles. The lesson here is that you
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> > don't
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> >>>learn proper English by watching TV, or reading stuff written by other
> >>>illiterates.
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> >>Uh, no.  English is a constantly evolving language,
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> >
> > That's the regular, standard and predictable excuse of illiterates and
> > semi-literates. No usage of theirs is ever incorrect because "English is
a
> > constantly evolving language," evidently meaning that in their opinion
there
> > are no rules to the language at all. Their failure to be aware of (let
alone
> > acknowledge) correct usage is of course what makes them illiterates in
the
> > first place.
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> Unfortunately, you're doing a poor job of using your brain.  "Begs the
> question" isn't terribly heinous compared to "borrow me a dollar" or
> just about anything that can be termed "ebonics." [ . . . ]

You can use "ebonics" as your standard of literacy if you like. I speak and
write Standard English.

Neil