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Hi everyone,I'am a french net surfer trying to have a good english, so please don't be arsh on me ;-)So my question is :Can I say " One might argue the point of the relevance to ...(for example) eat with knife and fork"?I know that "argying the point" kind of means "having a debate" but Iam not sure about this specific grammatical use. Is it possible, and if not, how can I use "argue to the point" in that specific sentence?So please, thank you by advance for the enlightenment !Have a nice day everyone,Bye.

Teechr · Accepted Answer

Anonymous I'm a French net surfer trying to ~~have a good~~ improve my English, so please don't be harsh on me. ~~;-)~~

AnonymousCan I say " One might argue the point of the relevance to, for example, eat with knife and fork"?

No, that's not natural because there is no point being made there!
You can say: "One might argue about the relevance of eating with a knife and fork."

AnonymousI know that "arguing the point" kind of means "having a debate", but I am not sure about this specific grammatical use. Is it possible, and if not, how can I use "argue to the point" in that specific sentence?

e.g.
One might argue the point that it is inappropriate to eat with a knife and fork as a guest at an Arab banquet.

Clive · Answer

Here are some examples of syntax

Example 1
Tom and Mary discussed A and B.
Tom argued that A was better than B. In my experience, it's not very natural here to say "Tom argued the point that A was better than B".

Example 2
Tom and Mary discussed A and B.
Tom argued that A was better than B.
Mary argued the point. ie She disagreed with the point previously mentioned.

The use of 'argued the point' often leads to a statement that the argument was unsuccessful.
But finally Mary agreed with Tom.

Clive

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