- 1 He is in love.
- 2 What kind of a state was he in when you saw him?
- 3 She can stay/remain silent for days.
- 4 He is at rest/at play.
- 5 He remained standing.
- 6 He is at a certain stage in his studies.
- 7 What state is the project in?
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- 1 It took him hours to reach a state of perfect concentation.
Comparison Of States Is Comparison Of Distance
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Note: understanding not only States, but also Changes, Actions, Causes, and Means. The entire collection of these mappings, taken as a single large mapping with many parts, is called THE EVENT STRUCTURE METAPHOR.See the file: EventStructure.