Beg to differ?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>.” <span word="Why">Why</span> “<span word="beg">beg</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Beg">Beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="beg">beg</span>” <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="First">First</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="beg">beg</span>”, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> “<span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>”, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span>”, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> – <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="knees">knees</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="please">please</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Beg">Beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="indirect">indirect</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span>; <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> – <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="direct">direct</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="also">also</span>; <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="generalization">generalization</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>…”</p>
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