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* Relations involving values
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(Relations applying to multiple values of the same kind; Meet Market)
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A case in which relations give characters multiple values of the same kind.
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We have already seen that we can give things value properties -- a lamp has a brightness, for instance. Relations give us additional flexibility: since we may relate various things to various values, it is possible to describe a thing as having more than one value at the same time.
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To demonstrate:
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{*}"Meet Market" by "K M and Eric Rossing"
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Feature is a kind of value. The features are snub-nosed, gangly, comely, bright-eyed, and sulky.
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Appearance relates various persons to various features. The verb to appear means the appearance relation.
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Meet Market is a room.
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Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice are people in the Meet Market.
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Bob appears snub-nosed and gangly.
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Ted appears sulky and snub-nosed.
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Carol appears comely and bright-eyed.
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Alice appears bright-eyed and comely.
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Yourself appears sulky and gangly.
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Instead of looking:
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say "The snub-nosed ones: [list of people who appear snub-nosed][line break]";
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say "The gangly ones: [list of people who appear gangly][line break]";
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say "The comely ones: [list of people who appear comely][line break]";
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say "The bright-eyed ones: [list of people who appear bright-eyed][line break]";
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say "The sulky ones: [list of people who appear sulky][paragraph break]".
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Test me with "look".
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The same logic might be used to provide characters who have complex mood states: a person might be angry and sad, not merely one or the other -- feelings being what they are. |