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Re:Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dang... by late2part on Thursday April 09, 2015 @03:45PM (#9350483)
Friendly correction, "begs the question" doesn't mean what you say in your post.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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Re:Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dang... by ars on Thursday April 09, 2015 @05:30PM (#9351173)
It's too late, that ship has sailed.

I've seen the incorrect usage in very fancy printed reference books.

This is just one of those ways where language changes.

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Re:Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dang... by mandrake-c-papi on Thursday April 09, 2015 @09:08PM (#9352030)
agree. it's a moot point ;)
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Re:Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dang... by nkozyra on Thursday April 09, 2015 @11:57PM (#9352497)
Tragically, too many people are disinterested in the actual meaning of words and phrases.
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