Sir, – “Begs the question” means using an assumption as a fact. It’s sloppy to use it as a form of “Raises the question”. It also raises the question, what do we say now when we want to say “Begs the question”? – Yours, etc,
ADRIAN KENNY,
Kingsland Parade,
Portobello,
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Dublin 8 .
Sir, – “Undergrounding”. – Yours, etc,
KEVIN GORMAN,
Parklands Court,
Maynooth, Co Kildare.
Sir, – “Working longer hours”. All hours are of 60 minutes duration, no shorter or longer. – Yours,etc,
OLIVER DUFFY,
Fremont Drive,
Melbourn Estate,
Cork.
Sir, – “Absolutely” instead of “Yes”, and “I personally” or “me personally” as opposed to “I someone else” or “me someone else”. – Yours, etc,
NIAL MOLONEY,
Cranmer Lane,
Dublin 4.