2006-07-01 17:24:36 · 19 answers · asked by infa_red19 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
the same reason a painting is a painting
2006-07-01 17:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it called a "painting" when it's already painted? It's just a word in the English language. Would "builded" sound better?
2006-07-02 00:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by NannyMcPhee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, it's a matter of linguistics. The ending -ing can either designate a verb or a noun. In this case a noun. It is not mean to imply that something is being built.
2006-07-02 00:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by mrpoolny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the thing that we call building and it has been built and like a drawing it is something that has been drawn, do u get it ?
2006-07-02 00:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by Smiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a really good question and it makes no sense. Well they do say that the english language is complicated so i guess that is why. and to rougue chedder what about building a building. the only reason things "sound" right is because you are used to hearing them that way.
2006-07-02 00:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by A-Town Soulja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right it sounds better saying look at this built I just built
2006-07-02 00:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by rogue chedder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nobody ever figured out what to call it after it was built.
2006-07-02 01:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by macrosfear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says it is already built? There is always scope for improvement, addition, alteration!
2006-07-07 12:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a building really ever 'finished'.
The sense of the gerund, happenstance or not,
is closer than the lifeless noun.
2006-07-02 00:37:54 · answer #9 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't improve on Junky Chain!
2006-07-02 00:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by aboukir200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't actually called buildings, they are called high rises, skyscrapers, and so on...
2006-07-02 00:44:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋