more begging of the question.

[Joel S. Berson]

Isn't it here "the question begs (pleads) to be answered" (which
makes some sense to me), rather than "a person begs the question"?

Joel

At 4/12/2007 02:06 AM, you wrote:
>Wednesday: Senator Bill Nelson D-Florida, heard on C-SPAN.
>
>"...the question is begged to be answered."
>
>I'm not sure I even understand how he thinks this sentence makes sense. But
>perhaps now when someone 'begs the question' it's because the answer is in
>control of whether or not it can be answered.
>
>"Please be answered!" we might plead of especially difficult questions.
>
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