Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Which begs the question:

Which begs the question: Is this kid for real? And according to Tom McMillan, the [Pittsburgh] Penguins vice-president of communications and at one time a decent sports writer himself, what you see with [Sidney] Crosby is what you get. He's not an actor, not a phony, not a pitchman. He is what he is, born to do this, franchise saviour, face of hockey.
-- "Crosby's a media darling" in 24 Hours Vancouver, Tuesday May 27 2008

I've posted several errors that involve this misuse of begs the question. It does not mean what the writer above thinks it means.

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