Re: "two be"

Am 28.12.01, daniel andreasson yscrifef:

> Padraic Brown wrote:
>
> > I would guess verse vica:
> >
> > (regular)       "I am not a doctor, but...
> > (active)        I play one on tv"
> >
> > Reason being, it's not "important to his being" that
> > he's not a doctor; but it is that he's an actor (and
> > therefore plays doctors on tv).
>
> This is rather like "individual" and "stage" level.
> Marcus Smith and Matt Pearson know more about this,
> but both of them are nomail iirc, so I'll give it
> a shot.
>
> 1. The snake is_poisonous:INDIVIDUAL.
>
> 2. I am_cold:STAGE.
>
> In the first sentence the snake is poisonous from
> birth. It is an inherent property. It's always
> poisonous and always has been. Hence "individual".
>
> In the second sentence I am only cold temporarily,
> not inherently. It's only a stage in my life, so to
> say. Thus "stage" level.
Sounds a bit like ser and estar in Spanish. "Ser" is
used for innate qualities, "estar" for transient or
temporary qualities.

> ||| daniel
Padraic.
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