He is wrong. Itās enough to know it donāt worry about the validation
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It begs the question, was Dustin Johnson on the funny stuff last night?
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Incorrect use of beg the question again there.
Iād say youāve had your head in a few 19th century grammar books mate. Language moves on.
Edit. That should have read forehead.
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Not at all. Itās wrong now and it would have been wrong then.
I think this is one of those rare cases of a taxi driver not actually being correct in his view.
I think Irelandās greatest sportsman could have a green blazer by Sunday night. Iām sure all of TFK will be behind our Rory, a real good guy.
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Afraid not buddy. Youāre on your own here and grammar is very important in this corner of the INTERNET so if youāre in possession of information to the contrary the onus is on you as our resident expert to share it.
Begging the question doesnāt mean to ask or raise a question, mate. Itās a common misconception - feel free to read up on it.
OK guys, can we focus on the matter at hand here, and getting my post over the line? 7 likes is no mans land really.
I would strongly contend that the most common (and correct in modern vernacular) use for that phrase is to invite a question in response to a statement or similar. Therefore the original use on this thread is correct.
It may be common but itās incorrect.
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A bit like people saying Canavan was better than Gooch
Signing out. 50ew on King Rory.
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It was a compliment mate.
Iām unused to themā¦
Limerickās Tom Ryan has a green jacket. We saw it on the celeb spotting thread.
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Rory will unite the country come Sunday evening
Britain is already united mate, thatās why it is called the United Kingdom
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