sepchan
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I'm hoping this is a simple question and that the answer will settle a debate between my friend and I.
We both agree that an adjective can be used to describe any or all of the following aspects: feelings, time, sound, quantity, taste, appearance, size, age, color, shape, and material.
Can I use an adjective like heavy to describe more than one aspect of an object.
For example
(Appearance) That object looks heavy.
(Feel) That object is heavy.
As a follow up question:
If the answer is that I can describe an object as being heavy visually, is there any restriction to describing it as heavy once I have interacted with it and confirmed that (for this example) it is actually not heavy. To clarify would I have to say it is big instead of heavy since it isn't heavy?
We both agree that an adjective can be used to describe any or all of the following aspects: feelings, time, sound, quantity, taste, appearance, size, age, color, shape, and material.
Can I use an adjective like heavy to describe more than one aspect of an object.
For example
(Appearance) That object looks heavy.
(Feel) That object is heavy.
As a follow up question:
If the answer is that I can describe an object as being heavy visually, is there any restriction to describing it as heavy once I have interacted with it and confirmed that (for this example) it is actually not heavy. To clarify would I have to say it is big instead of heavy since it isn't heavy?