comprise A club comprises its members. The members constitute the club. We can also say that the club is composed of its members. But that the club is comprised of its members, or that the members comprise the club, is nonsense. Again, some idiot thought that 'comprise' is just fancy for 'compose' or 'constitute'..
beg the question That someone has begged the question used to mean, and still does mean in philosophy or presumably formal debate, that someone has argued for P only by presupposing P, by assuming P; so the question as to why P is true 'goes begging'. But someone for whom this was too complex thought it just meant 'raises the question', and the virus spread. For example, that Manchester United was letting in two goals per match was said to 'beg the question' of why they let go of Jaap Stam.
beg the question That someone has begged the question used to mean, and still does mean in philosophy or presumably formal debate, that someone has argued for P only by presupposing P, by assuming P; so the question as to why P is true 'goes begging'. But someone for whom this was too complex thought it just meant 'raises the question', and the virus spread. For example, that Manchester United was letting in two goals per match was said to 'beg the question' of why they let go of Jaap Stam.
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