08-31-2011, 04:23 PM
(08-31-2011, 02:36 PM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: There is nothing, anywhere in the concept of "harvest" as commonly used in the English, which implies a "gradualness" to the event.
I'm not sure I agree with that. I mentioned in a previous harvest thread that when we harvest tomatoes from our garden, we do so gradually, over a period of several months, as fruits gradually ripen. However, when farmers harvest wheat, they bring in a combine and take it all at once.