we are trying to decide. I think there is because if you have a hole that is meant to be 10ft and you only did 5ft its half a hole. What do you think?? Who agrees and who disagrees???
Thanks
2007-10-13 01:28:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This is more a linguistic question than a philosophical one. A hole can be both a hole and half a hole at the same time, but in different senses. If in a particular context the word "hole" referred specifically to a particular type or size of hole, then in some sense it would be correct to say a half-completed hole was "half a hole". In a generic sense, it is a hole in its own right.
2007-10-13 01:57:28 · answer #1 · answered by Banana Ray David 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is such a thing as half a hole, and I am saying this from an construction perspective.
It has nothing to do with size. PIcture the construction of a train channel underneath a body of water, such as the one connecting Britain and France.
The projects both consisted of drilling such a hole from each of their geographic ends.
Therefore, the description of holes pretty much depends on the dimension (3 D shape) of hole and the tradesman creating it
EXCAVATIONS- Digging a hole in the ground with an excavator to put in a regular sized swimming pool, In 3 hours, the hole will be halfway done, it will be finished shortly after lunch.
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2007-10-13 02:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If there is a hole, and if that hole is situated in a meterialistic surface, then you can try to fill the half of the hole to make it a half hole. And look at it again, but you will see that there again is a hole, which is of a smaller size. Try to make it halsf again, and you will again see another hole, smaller size again. This shall go on untill the hole is completely sealed and ther shall be be no hole at all.
Well this is becasue, a hole is a hole not because how big or small it is, it is a hole simply becasue it is a hole and that is it!!
2007-10-13 01:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Girishkumar TS 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as half a hole , unless you dug hole to the exact size for a living , and even then it would be a relative answer so people could estimate a size of something which has been determined already
2007-10-13 04:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by DSV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you that there can be such a thing as half a whole.
I asked my husband to dig a whole for me to plant a tree.
After he got done digging it I went to plant the tree and the whole was not big enough.
It was only HALF the size I needed. So yes. I agree.
2007-10-13 04:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in a sense you are right. This is a matter of semantics to a great extent though. If there is a defined hole, then there can be half of it. It is like a block and half-a-block. Blocks and holes are indefinite terms that cover a wide variety of sizes.
2007-10-13 03:57:42 · answer #6 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only half holes there are reside in people's brains, in electronics and in relative density. What you have is a 5 ft. hole and a lot of bumbling.
2007-10-13 04:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the whole, I'd say your hole is always whole no matter its intended whole, as a hole is always whole even if it you don't feel its whole. I hope that answered a whole lot of questions.
2007-10-13 02:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋