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If you're going to focus on style, you should use "prompts the question" or "raises the question." http://begthequestion.info/ http://begthequestion.info/

• bdr 18y ago
  "Prompts" sounds stilted, "raises" is an extra syllable.
  • atarashi 18y ago
    I agree that "prompts" sounds stilted, but are you seriously advocating using something that's incorrect -- "begs" -- instead of "raises" just because it's slightly shorter?
    • bdr 18y ago
      Yep. "Begs" isn't incorrect anymore. Your pointless battle was lost before you ever started caring.
• davi 18y ago
  Yes, "begs the question" is misused all the time. "Now, that being said, it begs the question of <whatever>" -- the sentence was tongue-in-cheek. I was illustrating, in a mocking way, the style I don't like. Sorry for the troll.
  • atarashi 18y ago
    Now I see. I totally missed that...