lar to the time-axis.
&gt; &gt; See Occurrent/Continuant-contrast-note.")
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; Well, maybe it means something that's not missing any of its parts,
&gt; &gt; &gt;so a car that's missing its back seat would not be a Continuant (?).
&gt; &gt; &gt;But what does "wholly present" mean?  Does it mean the parts are
&gt; &gt; &gt;correctly assembled and not just lying in a pile?  If my car's back
&gt; &gt; &gt;set is sitting on the ground beside it, is it wholly present?  If
&gt; &gt; &gt;it's in