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| Mar 4 at 15:05 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | @WendyG Or rather, "verbs are 'doing' words" is the very most basic, generalized way of explaining it, as to a young child. Like most such generalizations, once you've understood the basic explanation you find ways that it's flawed and need a more nuanced one. It gets a bit philosophical: some "things you do" are certainly not physical actions, like "think." Also, google "state of being verbs." | |
| Mar 4 at 12:31 | vote | accept | WendyG | ||
| Mar 4 at 12:31 | comment | added | WendyG | well I learnt something major today | |
| Mar 4 at 12:21 | history | answered | dubious | CC BY-SA 4.0 |