On 2010-07-28 5:41, Boris Liberman wrote:
I used "argument" as a synonym to "reasoning"... In no way did I imply
an argument as in: "a reason given in proof or rebuttal" or in "
discourse intended to persuade". All quotes of course are from the same
Merriam Webster page.
The more English language I know/learn the more increasingly difficult
it becomes to use it.
That's a perfectly valid use of the word argument, Boris, but many
Americans would use the word discussion, or maybe something else. At
least in the US, the word "argument" has overtones of disagreement,
though it really shouldn't, based on historical usage. I'm not sure how
that fits with usage in the UK.
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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