Yes, sarcasm, to both commenters. It was about shifting connotations diluting original meanings and not so much about pedantry. I stopped fighting "begs the que

Yes, sarcasm, to both commenters. It was about shifting connotations diluting original meanings and not so much about pedantry. I stopped fighting "begs the question" years ago and simply accepted that it means something different now. We've lost psychic the same way (see great-grandparent post).