An exercise in semantics:
Define "IS" without using synonyms or any conjugation of the verb "to be".
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An exercise in semantics:
Define "IS" without using synonyms or any conjugation of the verb "to be".
1. .is is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iceland. .is registration is open to foreigners without restriction. The country code is derived from the first two letters of '''', the Icelandic word for Iceland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.is
2. I"s|アイズ|Aizu is a Japanese teenage romance manga by Masakazu Katsura. Originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1997 to 1999, the series was collected into 15 bound volumes, the first of which was released in the United States by Viz Media in March 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I?s
3. IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei|IS 男でも女でもない性, is an ongoing drama manga series by Chiyo Rokuhana, first published in Japan in 2003. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS_(manga)
4. Tom Ugly (formerly known as [is]) is an alternative Electronic-Indie rock band founded in 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_(band)
5. International Sign (sign language)
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/IS
6. Information Services, a portion of the NSF Cooperative Agreement awarded to General Atomics in 1993. IS is one of three services comprising the InterNIC.
www.domainhandbook.com/gloss.html
7. information systems
www.epa.gov/records1/gloss/gloss00.htm
8. It is a system that learns during its existence. (In other words, it learns, for each situation, which response permits it to reach its objectives.) It continually acts, mentally and externally, and by acting reaches its objectives more often than pure chance would indicate. ...
http://www.intelligent-systems.com.a...t/glossary.htm
9. A designation of the American National Standards Institute--usually followed by a number?that refers to an accepted industry protocol; eg, IS-95, IS-136, IS-54.
www.accesswireless.org/general/glossary.cfm
10. The minimum switching current is the minimum amount of current, normally expressed in amperes (A), that, when conducted by a standard PTC thermistor, is required to cause it to switch to its high resistance state.
www.rtie.com/ntc/glossary.htm
11. IT Information Services - the section within Transpower responsible for quality assurance, technical editing and publishing Transpower controlled documents.
https://transpower.co.nz/n1011,158,letter=i.html
12. Further analysis of secured lending to UK individuals
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/stati...s/excelint.htm
13. 3x + 7y = 0 an expression?
http://www.schoolforchampions.com/al...erminology.htm
14. Isotropic Steel: strip steel with both chemistry and manufacturing processes specifically designed to give the same mechanical properties in any direction along the length or across the width of the strip.
http://www.corusautomotive.com/en/re...teel/glossary/
Please define overkill for us next:oops:
Overkill: an excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal or misjudgment.
Right, firstly, I'll just point out that it can't really be done, seeing as by defining the word is, you are saying, "The word is is..." in which case the second is is invalid as it is a conjunction of the verb to be, to which the word is also belongs. So, with that said, I'm going to be a tiny insy winsy bit of a hypocrite by using something to represent the second is as shown in the above example.Quote:
Originally Posted by rasterbee
Is - The he/she/it form of the verb that defines all things that exist, or that could, or will, or did happen.
Not a great definition but one that I did think of myself, which is something. It has gaps, but they can unfortunately not be filled without using the verb to be.
trololol
my post was obviously copy pasta from the first google result when searching for "definition of is"
I worked that out lol, I just wanted to defy every single one of your points.Quote:
Originally Posted by rasterbee
A third person singular verb tense used to form definitional sentences.
What do I win?
I would say that doesn't define it, Bole. It merely generally describes it.
You don't think it defines it? The purpose of the verb to be is to make descriptions.
I'm going to look for other third person singular verb tense which can be used to form definitional sentences.
Not to make descriptions, but to define (in its truest sense).
Nice definition though. Copied and pasted?
making mountains out of molehills
fun
It's what I do best :)
I give up.Quote:
Originally Posted by rasterbee
I'm too lazy and drunk to care.
Victory is mine!:pirate:Quote:
Originally Posted by rasterbee
I will define it by way of examples:
I is japanpimp
I is hungry
I is a pimp
Is that yo baby girl mama?
You say it is, I say it ain't.
What time is it?
Is that a rabbit in your pants or....
Negro please, who you think you is??
Why is it that is is the topic?
I is hungry.
god dammit JP, I wish I could still red rep you
how can overkill be described in a single sentence and yet is filled my screen with multiple acronyms, abbreviations and about a dozen links?Quote:
Originally Posted by CowDung
that just ain't right!!!~
i believe it should be "I'm is a pimp" or "I be a pimp" or "Ima pimp"Quote:
Originally Posted by japanpimp
Well, according to Ebonic grammar rules the proper form for West Coast Ebonics is "Im'a pimp" but "I's a pimp" is also accepted. I have never herd "I'm is xyz" in ghetto talk before or "I be a xyz.."Quote:
Originally Posted by Balaam
When using "I's a xyz.." or "Im'a xyz" the speaker can substitute "I" for "You". For example, "You's a pimp" or "You'a pimp". Give it a try this weekend and let me know how it goes over with my people...
I hate you so much, JP.
Definition fail. (by your own rules) :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hehe
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_USSq5L2M2d...1600/FAIL..JPG
I did say I was gonna do that lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rodri
Everything exhisting,has exhisted or will exhist.
Now the good part.
This post reminded me of my youth. While in grade school I was chosen with a handful of other students to take speech therapy tutoring. One hour a day or so spent practicing
tounge twisters and reading flash cards (?)
I find that confusing as I look back because I was the most advanced reader in our school and that was 2nd grade for me. I've aced every English class I ever took. Yet I can't hardly type a sentence.
Is text writing evolving a new language? If so am I going to have to sit in that little bus again?
Yes. Yes you are.
As has been remarked before, Rasterbee extensively described but used "is" a lot. Boleslav defined within the rules but was excessively concise and restrictive; even Korzybski, I think, would have objected.
The challenge is still open, people.
I explained why it was impossible. To define anything is to use the verb to be, seeing as the verb to be is the verb that defines everything, in its most literal sense.
I also explained that mine was just a copy and paste of the first google search result for 'is' and not an earnest attempt at the challenge.
I know (if that was directed at me).
I know to be and define are not synonymous but by using any form of "to be" you are defining it, literally. You cannot define without using the verb to be. Even to say something as simple as "I am" defines "I". "I" can not exist without first being defined, and without existing, it cannot classify as anything, as it doesn't exist. Most of this will look like completely unintelligible blabbering, but ah well.
Only one definition of the verb "to be" is similar to "to define".
The thing is, "IS" means so many different things that to define it as "to define" would be absurd. The act of definition is that of determining the boundaries of a concept in order to determine its qualities. Being does not, however, presuppose meaning, and the act of being can easily be indefinable. As well, one can attribute meaning to indefinability. As such, it can readily be seen that the two concepts are distinct -- which is one reason for the two different words.
is - a word
There's my 2 cents on this matter
I could give you change, Abdul.
is: the state of existence given to the object/action/etc. of this word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnerphk
I think that was about correct...And I don't really classify "existence" as a synonym of the infinitive "to be."
An extreme nitpicker would quibble over the colon; this is potentially ironic, because the individual would indeed need to be truly anal. Well done, Jurnis.
Of course, this is not a complete definition. After all, what could be? Rast performed an interesting gesture toward completeness, at least. :)