Re: E-Prime [was Hyper Cognitive Selectivity [Was Market efficiency and umbrellas]]

Christopher Maloney (dude@chrismaloney.com)
Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:46:34 -0400

jmcasey@pacific.net.sg wrote:
>
> >I experimented with e-prime for several years.
> >Try it, you'll (perhaps) like it.
>
> What do you think about the is of gerund, as in "he is walking"?
>
> How about the is of passivity? "The door was closed"?
>
> I've used e-prime for a while myself, but it seems a bit of an
> unnecessary hassle in at least the first case.

Yes, and what about when is is being used to introduce an adjective, such as "she is beautiful"? I thought it was restricted to the "is of identity", but some of the examples seem to be these modification types of statements.

I think it all depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is. 

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