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On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Robin Lee Powell <
rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:

>
> The sentiment was "Yay! You changed position from sitting to
> crawling!  Well done!", and I just got completely stuck; how do we
> talk about the difference between a person sitting and a person
> crawling?  Or the difference between a convertible with the top up
> or the top down?  Or the options for a Transformer toy?
>

Instead of describing the change in state, just say the old state, then the
new one:
"You were sitting, now you're crawling."

"Freeze!" (Oops, that's not the same thing. Just free-associating...)

stevo

>
> That is: changes in the position of the parts of an object that
> change nothing intrinsic about it?  I've run into this a bunch of
> time when wanting to talk about them thrashing around and stuff, but
> I've cheated and used sutff like "desk" and "dansu", but that's not
> going to cut the mustard here.
>
> Help?
>
> -Robin
>
> --
> http://singinst.org/ :  Our last, best hope for a fantastic future.
> .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u .e
> lu go'i li'u .i ji'a go'i lu na'e go'i li'u .e lu go'i na'i li'u .e
> lu no'e go'i li'u .e lu to'e go'i li'u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Robin Le=
e Powell <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rlpowell@digitalkingdom.or=
g" target=3D"_blank">rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px=
 #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<br>
The sentiment was &quot;Yay! You changed position from sitting to<br>
crawling! =A0Well done!&quot;, and I just got completely stuck; how do we<b=
r>
talk about the difference between a person sitting and a person<br>
crawling? =A0Or the difference between a convertible with the top up<br>
or the top down? =A0Or the options for a Transformer toy?<br></blockquote><=
div><br></div><div>Instead of describing the change in state, just say the =
old state, then the new one:</div><div>&quot;You were sitting, now you&#39;=
re crawling.&quot;</div>

<div><br></div><div>&quot;Freeze!&quot; (Oops, that&#39;s not the same thin=
g. Just free-associating...)</div><div><br></div><div>stevo</div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex">


<br>
That is: changes in the position of the parts of an object that<br>
change nothing intrinsic about it? =A0I&#39;ve run into this a bunch of<br>
time when wanting to talk about them thrashing around and stuff, but<br>
I&#39;ve cheated and used sutff like &quot;desk&quot; and &quot;dansu&quot;=
, but that&#39;s not<br>
going to cut the mustard here.<br>
<br>
Help?<br>
<br>
-Robin<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
<a href=3D"http://singinst.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://singinst.org/</a>=
 : =A0Our last, best hope for a fantastic future.<br>
.i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go&#39;i li&#39;u =
.e<br>
lu go&#39;i li&#39;u .i ji&#39;a go&#39;i lu na&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e =
lu go&#39;i na&#39;i li&#39;u .e<br>
lu no&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu to&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu lo mam=
ta be do cu sofybakni li&#39;u<br>
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