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Liengsu Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"Knowledge of the unknowable"

"Knowledge of the unknowable"
What does it mean? Could you explain it?
  

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Could you make a sentence using this phrase?
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All my life I have strove to attain knowledge of the unknowable.
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liengsu"Knowledge of the unknowable"What does it mean? Could you explain it?
A paradoxical, non-existent entity. If it is knowledge, someone knows it. If someone knows it, it can't be unknowable.

This sort of phrase sometimes occurs in the context of mysticism.

CJ
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Aspara GusAll my life I have ...
I think you meant 'striven' (or 'strived')? Emotion: smile

CJ
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CalifJimI think you meant 'striven' (or 'strived')?
Looks like you’re right. I had always thought that strove was an acceptable past participle form.
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Aspara Gusacceptable past participle
The 'cheat sheet' that I keep on irregular verbs says 'drive', 'thrive' and 'strive' are all conjugated the same way, but that the latter two are among the 10 least used irregular verbs and can be treated as regular verbs as well.

The 'cheat sheet' also cautions that even though it sounds the same, 'arrive' is alw
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As noted, it's deliberately paradoxical.

knowledge of the unknowable

defeat of the unbeatable

eating the inedible

thinking the unthinkable

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CalifJim(Can you imagine 'has arriven'?)
Emotion: shake OK, that definitely beats have strove.
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