In an effort to swim closer to home I started going to a community pool nearby. Just as I was about to get in a lane, the young woman in it stopped at the end, hawked something up, and spit it in the gutter. Then she did it again.
The lifeguard to whom I pointed this out said that the gutters empty into the sewer. I don't think so, and even if the water is sent through the filters, is spitting in the gutter now acceptable?
Wasn't when I swam in college 35 years ago, isn't at the (expensive) club I was trying to substitute for. But is this dirty or am I being foolishly fastidious? Your honest comments please!
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Originally posted by Sparky
Sorry to be picky, but you mean it "raises" the question. Begging the question is a term for a logical fallacy.
Sparky -- Thanks. I guess... You probably should be sorry for that post! :)
Your post begs the question:
:) "So what?" :)
After all, this is the US Masters Swimming board, not the US Masters logic discussion board. :) (And especially not the Masters Debaters board!) :)
Check out this site. I just found it yesterday.
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(Sparky, please accept this post in the spirit of humor intended.)
Originally posted by Sparky
Sorry to be picky, but you mean it "raises" the question. Begging the question is a term for a logical fallacy.
Sparky -- Thanks. I guess... You probably should be sorry for that post! :)
Your post begs the question:
:) "So what?" :)
After all, this is the US Masters Swimming board, not the US Masters logic discussion board. :) (And especially not the Masters Debaters board!) :)
Check out this site. I just found it yesterday.
redwing.hutman.net/.../grammarian.htm
We all can find ourselves somewhere in the list of "Flame Warriors" on this page. (I'm captured in several of the characters there, no doubt, but certainly not the grammarian!)
(Sparky, please accept this post in the spirit of humor intended.)
