tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post5397893828276962925..comments2023-09-10T07:45:26.755-04:00Comments on The Neighbors Will Hear: Enough!TEDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-70017772446319663092008-06-15T17:13:00.000-04:002008-06-15T17:13:00.000-04:00I've seen "penultimate" used incorrectly once or t...I've seen "penultimate" used incorrectly once or twice, but I wasn't aware that its misuse had become widespread. I will be on the lookout in the future, however. The notion that there are many people running about using that word incorrectly is very disconcerting.TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-2066623417443590732008-06-15T00:21:00.000-04:002008-06-15T00:21:00.000-04:00Well, now that you're calmer, let's get started on...Well, now that you're calmer, let's get started on "penultimate."Jason_Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13081983776148674074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-50953796639503451362008-06-13T23:29:00.000-04:002008-06-13T23:29:00.000-04:00TV news anchors are constantly using "begs the que...TV news anchors are constantly using "begs the question" incorrectly, which leaves me totally nonplussed.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-63080827393994724222008-06-11T22:10:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:10:00.000-04:00I now avoid using the word "nonplussed" since I as...I now avoid using the word "nonplussed" since I assume it will be misunderstood.<BR/><BR/>It's sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-39152976829677255932008-06-11T21:36:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:36:00.000-04:00I have not discussed "begging the question" here, ...I have not discussed "begging the question" here, but I have ranted at great -- but not surprising -- length on the subject at other venues. I don't trust myself to begin talking about that one, though, because a) I very quickly become apoplectic, and b) younger people simply will not accept that their usage of it is incorrect, which puts me back to a), only worse.<BR/><BR/>Truly, if you tell someone under thirty, or perhaps even thirty-five, that the phrase "that begs the question" doesn't mean "that raises the question," they'll tell you that you're crazy, and no amount of clear evidence will convince them otherwise. <BR/><BR/>Now please excuse me: I need either some high blood pressure medication or a stiff drink before I start on yet another rant about the utter absence of knowledge about logic and research among today's youth.TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080750207800492571.post-81048513196222543192008-06-11T20:29:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:29:00.000-04:00Wow. If someone bungling "nonplussed" sets you off...Wow. If someone bungling "nonplussed" sets you off like that, I can't wait until you address the whole "begging the question" magilla. Or have you already held forth on that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com