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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
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's + gerund

"Fogelin deals with the principle of non-contradiction and argues that those who accept and those who reject this principle share a misconception about its status, namely, that it is not solely a logical truth but also an ontological law, thus placing a fundamental restriction on reality: they consider this principle to be incompatible with change being real."

Should I rather say: "change's being real"?

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I don't think so. Here, "change" is general (any change, all the changes), and the 's form can only be used with a defined noun.

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  • I don't think so.
  • Here, "change" is general (any change, all the changes), and the 's form can only be used with a defined noun.
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I don't think so. Here, "change" is general (any change, all the changes), and the 's form can only be used with a defined noun.
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Ok, merci bien, Anne. Et bonne année 2006.

Sextus
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Merci, Sextus Emotion: smile Toi aussi!
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