Quote:
Originally Posted by BobHurt
Why does one seem better than the other to you? be means "equals." Have means "possess" as in possessing a quality. |
But
I am Scottish and
I have Scottishness have the same meaning(s), therefore the same flaws, yet only of one these
is E-Prime. That's my point.
Get rid of the verb "to
be", and the niche shall get filled by some other equally slippery substitute.
Yes,
be and
have don't have the same meanings, but the whole of each sentence amounts to the same (vague, problematic) meaning.
~Iain