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Faarian Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
"Happening of Things"
Hi,
I am an International student studying philosophy at Simon Fraser U, BC, Canada. This semester, I'm also a TA. One of my students wrote "happening of things," instead of "things that happen". It sound weird to me, but I'm not sure that there is a problem with that. Can anyone clarify this for me?
I am an International student studying philosophy at Simon Fraser U, BC, Canada. This semester, I'm also a TA. One of my students wrote "happening of things," instead of "things that happen". It sound weird to me, but I'm not sure that there is a problem with that. Can anyone clarify this for me?
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Please provide full sentences where the expression is used rather than just a few words. CJ
- Please provide full sentences where the expression is used rather than just a few words.
- CJ
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Please provide full sentences where the expression is used rather than just a few words.
CJ
CJ
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Thanks for the reply.
The full sentence is this;
"All happening of things are things due to a cause"
They are expected to write a sentence like this;
"All things that happen have a cause"
The full sentence is this;
"All happening of things are things due to a cause"
They are expected to write a sentence like this;
"All things that happen have a cause"
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FaarianAll happening of things are things due to a cause.Ah. That is quite awkward and unidiomatic. I don't recommend it. It has the sound of some kind of foreign expression poorly translated into English. Your version (All things that happen have a cause) is better by far.
CJ
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On the other hand, it is a philosophical paper, and philosophers have a way of coining phrases. I could live with this, for instance:
All happenings have a cause.
All happenings have a cause.
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