I have read the following distinction between Facts and Actions. It seems to me that the distinction is not clear. Can anyone make a clearl distinction between Facts and Actions?
Thanks.
ACTIONS.
- the Ghost appears& vanishes;
- the Ghost later reappears to lead Hamlet on into the night;
- the King & Polonious hide behind a tapestry to eavesdrop on Hamlet and Ophelia;
FACTS.
- The elder Hamlet and his wife are rulers of Denmark;
- Gertrude gives birth to a son (a son is born), who is named after his father, on the same day that the Gravedigger begins his profession;
- During young Hamlet's childhood he is a favourite with Yorick, the court jester;
- Yorick dies;
mango air 257 I have read the following distinction between Facts and Actions. Facts and actions are not appropriate to compare. They are what we call a false dichotomy.
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mango air 257I have read the following distinction between Facts and Actions.
Facts and actions are not appropriate to compare. They are what we call a false dichotomy.
Perhaps you are referring to dynamic and stative verbs, which are two types of verbs that can be compared.
A fact is a statement with a positive truth value.
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