Timeline for Can we say "the ladder is leaning against the wall" to express a dynamic action?
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| Sep 14 at 5:38 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Sep 13 at 17:38 | comment | added | stangdon | I think the real problem here is "against the wall". That means touching the wall, so if the ladder isn't yet touching the wall, then "against the wall" doesn't make sense. | |
| Sep 13 at 9:52 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | A ladder can't actively 'lean somewhere' on its own, without someone moving it into position - so the answer to (1) is 'no'. | |
| Sep 13 at 3:46 | answer | added | Seowjooheng Singapore | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 13 at 2:32 | history | asked | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |