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‘Which begs the question—’
‘Raises.’
‘What?’
‘It raises the question.’
‘What?’
‘Begs the question doesn’t mean what you think it does. In classical Greek debating, "the initial thing" is the proposition that forms the starting point of your argument.’
The blond boy’s colleagues stare at him, their grey tunics polluted with grave dust and weariness. Even the Raw-Bones creeping up behind them has its head cocked to one side.
George sighs. ‘Look—’
‘Watch out!’
The ghost disintegrates under a line of dazzling silver. The person responsible stows his rapier and sweeps back his hair.
‘Surely misuse defines use,’ he says.