Originally Posted by henry999
Actually...'begging the question' means something quite different.
cheers,
Henry
The phrase "begging the question", or "petitio principii" in Latin, refers to the "question" in a formal debate—that is, the issue being debated. In such a debate, one side may ask the other side to concede certain points in order to speed up the proceedings. To "beg" the question is to ask that the very point at issue be conceded, which is of course illegitimate.
Thank you. I of course
meant "raises the question." I'm a stickler for proper grammar, so I appreciate being called out on usage, henry.
fareguru: I awoke at 4AM this morning with this thought: What if I don't even board the first flight? I don't need it. I'll just DB it from FRA to Kassel and toss the ticket. Can/Would LH check to see if I've violated the terms of the Airpass? I just returned from my TA, who is, with difficulty, grabbing the locator and entering the itinerary. She said, yes, LH could check this. How about checking in for the flight and not boarding? Hmm, she said.
Anyone have any thoughts? Had fareguru's excellent suggestion occurred to me sooner, I'd certainly have applied his/her logic in the event of an argument.