On 5/6/2013 9:50 PM, David Kolinsky wrote: > Barry, > > "The captain can (1)run the ship with a (2)run in her stocking while her > crew > members (3)run a race on the (4)run on deck 10." > > 1 - > verb "to make something (the ship) move swiftly in a line" and if > it is not moving > "to make an engine act in the same way that it would > were it moving but with the gears that make it move no longer engaged"
It means to manage the ship, to maintain control of it. It has nothing to do with making the ship move swiftly in a line. > 2 -> noun "a tear in an object (stocking) created by an action whose > motion resembles a swift movement in a straight line" Yes, a tear, but who says it has to result from a swift motion? It could have happened very slowly... > 3 -> noun "to perform an action by moving swiftly in a line" (that line > could be physical or the line of time) They are running a race, moving their feet swiftly to get from point a to point b. > 4-> noun - unfortunately I was unable to find out what the run of a deck > is but I would imagine that it is an aspect where its shape curves > (inward or outward) and that rate of curvature is sharper than the > surrounding area hence it appears to run or to create a visual track > upon which something could run A run is an area set aside for running or walking, such as a dog run. > Each use of the word run describes a very different noun or action, > however they seem to be related very clearly. > Do you not see that? Not really -- they are clearly defined and distinct usages of the word. In fact, unless pointed out, most naive speakers of the language won't even hear them as the same word. -- N.E. Barry Hofstetter The American Academy http://www.americanacademy.net The North American Reformed Seminary http://tnars.net Bible Translation Magazine http://bible-translation.net _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
