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When to beg the question, and when not to

By Julie Starr | Published: October 7, 2008
Phrases and terms have a way of getting mangled over time and it can be hard finding clear examples of what is and isn't right. Philip Corbett, a deputy news editor at the New York Times who's in charge of its style manual, does a fine job explaining how to use 'beg the question'.
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Modesty Blaise, split infinitives and style guides

By Julie Starr | Published: April 25, 2008
It's not every day you find a joke about split infinitives in the opening sentences of a novel. But Peter O'Donnell provided just that when he transformed Modesty Blaise (think Emma Peel combined with Lara Croft) from a cartoon character into a full-flesh master criminal turned special agent extraordinaire in the opening book of a series.
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