Originally Posted By: tsuwm
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"The distinctions we draw between past, present, and future are [as] discriminations among illusions."

Ahhhh! I took the sentence to be a copular and "are" to be a linking verb. I did not even think there was an ellipsis there. With the "as" in the sentence it makes sense. With "are" as a copular verb, it does not. With the verb as linking, I see contradiction in that sentence. Does any body else?
So then does the simile make "are" an intransitive complete verb?

Edit: On second (one too many) thoughts even with "as" there is contradiction in the sentence. If the writer is using the plural illusions then he himself is making that distinction which he then tells the reader not to make. If you are not to make a distinction in my opinion you should stick to the singluar illusion.

Okay enough! Now I'll just let this go.

Last edited by Avyy; 03/09/09 03:07 AM.