出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2015/12/09 18:01 UTC 版)
E-Prime
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/25 11:22 UTC 版)
E-Prime (short for English-Prime, sometimes denoted E′) is a version of the English language that excludes all forms of the verb to be. Hence, E-Prime allows neither conjugations of to be (am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being), nor archaic forms (e.g. art, wast, wert), nor contractions ('s, 'm, 're).