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Re: Non-static verbs?

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, August 18, 2000, 1:11
"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> this would imply that "the object" was specifically destroyed by > something. The first sentence is more along the lines of "the object just > vanished!" whereas this second sentence is more along the lines of > "something destroyed this object".
Depending on the culture of the speakers, perhaps "God/the gods" could be the subject? "The gods destroyed this object", "The gods created this object"? Just a suggestion, the universe/no-universe is also a pretty cool idea. -- "Their bodies did not age, but they became afeared of everything and anything. For partaking in any activity at all could threaten their precious and ageless bodies! ... Their victory over death was a hollow one." ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor