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[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

See, I guess since I'm a lawyer, "argument" has a whole different connotation. I have arguments in court all the time.

And yeah about the blue laws.

In my field where we casually discuss topics that people consider controversial and terrifying everyday:

You "make an (the) argument (for, that, etc.)," "so-and-so argues that..." or "engage in the argument that..." But, that's completely different than saying you are arguing with someone or having an argument. Different tone and context.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

You "make an argument," "so-and-so argues that..." or even "engage in the argument that..." But, that's completely different than saying you are arguing with someone or having an argument. Different tone and context.

Oh, I get that. I'm just saying that in the context of my field, "argument" and "arguing" aren't necessarily that different from "discussion" and "discussing," except that an argument should be more formal and better thought through. I "have" arguments all the time, though I argue "against" someone, not "with" them.

Oh, the turns a thread can take.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I "have" arguments all the time, though I argue "against" someone, not "with" them.

Oh, the turns a thread can take.

This is a message board and people take typed words at face value.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

In my field where we casually discuss topics that people consider controversial and terrifying everyday:

You "make an (the) argument (for, that, etc.)," "so-and-so argues that..." or "engage in the argument that..." But, that's completely different than saying you are arguing with someone or having an argument. Different tone and context.

Where I come from argument doesn't really have that much of a different tone or context. I think for you it means what a "fight" means for me...but I am a little bit country.