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  • pylon0

    Beseech is a little outdated in terms of words, but both work. The second one needs a comma; I beseech you, stop using the [thing].

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    • d'oh.
      Too slow.      pylon
    • +1Jnr_Madison
    • can words be "outdated"?Corvo2
    • Most certainly. Beseech is archaic in English nowadays.pylon
    • And thanks. It does need a comma.Corvo2
    • But "beseech" has a particular inquisitive feeling to it... I see no reason why it's not used any more.Corvo2
    • I don't make the rules, corvo. It's just not a word in use anymore.pylon
    • One could say:
      Could you please stop using the thing.      pylon
    • correct. and correct about the word, "beseech"juhls
    • See? juhls says it's true.pylon
    • the fact that a word isn't used any more does not lessen it's semantic quality.Corvo2
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