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  1. 05-Nov-2011, 05:00 #1
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    Is the verb to quit a dynamic or stative verb?
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  2. 05-Nov-2011, 09:36 #2
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    Default Re: to quit

    It can be a performative verb, where saying or writing it is doing it. As it moves the person from employed to not employed, I'd call it an action.
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