On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:30 -0400, "Doug Franklin" <jehosep...@mindspring.com> wrote: > 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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