Eva Longoria's marriage

[Baron_Greenback]

That marriage will last one day after Eva opens the parcel I’ve just sent her. She will like some dead crows and a pair of my underpants, right?

[gigi]

@Struan

That marriage will last one day after Eva opens the parcel I’ve just sent her. She will like some dead crows and a pair of my underpants, right?

Were the underpants soiled? Chicks dig that.

[Fear_Itself]

@UncleRojelio

No it doesn’t.

You do realize there is a difference between the phrases “Begging the Question” and “begs the question”, right? One is an logical fallacy, and the other is a perfectly useful phrase meaning “to invite further questions”. From your cite:

More recently, “begs the question” has been used as a synonym for “invites the question” or “raises the question,” or to indicate that “the question ought to be addressed.” In this usage, “the question” is stated in the next phrase. For example: “This year’s budget deficit is half a trillion dollars. This begs the question: how are we ever going to balance the budget?” This usage has met with substantial resistance among logicians, academic philosophers, and prescriptive linguists. [1][2][3][4][5] Although it is clear that this usage is disfavored in some circles, argument over whether this usage should be considered “incorrect” is an example of the debate between linguistic prescription and description.

Logicians, academic philosophers, and prescriptive linguists have very little impact on popular usage of language, and their protestations come off as whiny and pedantic.

[GuanoLad]

35 minutes.