This begs the question: Is the correct usage of "begging the question" dead?

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$tevie wrote:
[quote=ka jowct]The Joey character in "Friends" once used the phrase "It's a moo question." When asked it, he said " It's like a cow's opinion. Nobody cares."

That makes me laugh every time.

ka jowct wrote:
No one seems to be able to manage correct subjunctives anymore, either. Instead of saying "If I had known, I would have...", you hear "If I would have known, I would have..." which is nonsense.

What I hear is ""If I would of known, I would of..."
One of my biggest pet peeves. And people do it constantly. Many years ago I saw a full page ad in Time or Newsweek or some such major publication with the caption: "Who'd of thought that ...(blah blah blah)". I curse myself regularly for not taking the time to rip out and save that page.

Time again for my bookmark reminder: https://brians.wsu.edu/common-errors-in-english-usage/