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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Being

I'm being serious.
I'm serious.

I'm being sarcastic.
I'm sarcastic.

I was sarcastic.
I was being sarcastic.

What are the differences between these? Thanks.
  

Top answer

I'm being serious. No real difference . I'm serious.

  • I'm being serious.
  • No real difference .
  • I'm serious.
  • No real difference .
  • I'm being sarcastic.
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I'm being serious. No real difference.
I'm serious. No real difference.

I'm being sarcastic. You were being sarcastic just a moment ago, and maybe you're not quite done being sarcastic.
I'm sarcastic. Sounds like you're describing yourself as a generally sarcastic person.

I was sarcastic. Probably, you were being sarcastic sometime in the pa

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