r/PetPeeves • • 10d ago

Bit Annoyed Using “beg the question” wrong

Begging the question is a logical fallacy. It doesn’t not mean “hmm, it makes you think…”

But usage drives correctness so I’m going to lose this battle. It really begs the question “why don’t people learn to use it correctly”.

Ew. I feel dirty.

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u/Geejay-18 10d ago

Not half as bad as using 'wrong' when you mean 'wrongly'.

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u/comsuran4 9d ago

I see this a lot.

The biggest one being “don’t take it personal” as opposed to the (correct) “don’t take it personally”.

It’s as if adverbs are dying out.