by John Hall <nospam_nov03@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 28, 2008 at 10:59 AM
In article <483c8235$0$29594$4fafbaef@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Giuseppe Gazerro <giuseppegazerro@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>Would you judge
>*Who painted the sunflowers?*
>*They were painted by Van Gogh*
>wrong or *possible*, so as to say?
If you pointed to a bunch of flowers in the garden, you could say: "Who
painted the sunflowers?" "They were painted by Van Gogh."
However if you were referring to the painting, it would be: "Who painted
'The Sunflowers'?" "It [the picture] was painted by Van Gogh."
--
John Hall
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early
for anything you want to do."
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
