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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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It all begs the question

It all begs the question: What, exactly, is a vitamin? A vitamin is a small molecule that your body must have in order to carry out a certain chemical reaction.

Hi,

Does "begs" in the above mean "raise" or somthing else? Thanks.
  

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Angliholic Does "begs" in the above mean "raise" or somthing else? Thanks. The way the author used it he just means that the question needs to be asked or is obvious.

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  • Angliholic Does "begs" in the above mean "raise" or somthing else?
  • Thanks.
  • The way the author used it he just means that the question needs to be asked or is obvious.
  • Note that this is very common misuse of the term.
  • See this Wikipedia article for the correct explanation.
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AngliholicDoes "begs" in the above mean "raise" or somthing else? Thanks.
The way the author used it he just means that the question needs to be asked or is obvious.

Note that this is very common misuse of the term. See this Wikipedia article for the correct explanation.
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