<VV> argue / discuss / debate / issue

[Robby]

I don't try to guess what people mean when they make a statement so I took
it at face value - in my simple understanding of the English language, *
arguing* means *arguing*.  I have heard of debate teams but never arguing
teams.

Robby

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Louis Armer <carmerjr at mindspring.com>wrote:

> Our language "American english" is filled with nuances and latitudes in the
> useage of a single word(s).
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> *Jamie said to Robby:
> * " It will be counterproductive for me and you to* argue this* until I am
> finished. I apologize for sounding crass but I am finished* debating *for
> now."
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> *Robby replies:
> *"I guess you and I will also have to disagree on the definition of *
> arguing.* I simply was asking questions - not arguing.
>  * *
> *Now Chuck says:
> *Robby and Jamie debated two sides of the *argument / issues*. Both
> offered  *good points / arguments* for their position in the debate which
> they *discussed* at length. Jamie interchanged "argue this" with debate
> and Robby took this to be arguing which in the context of the sentence was
> not Jamie's intent (my opinion).
>
> Let the carnage continue !!! ;-)
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