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JKBelieve Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

being? being of?

Try this sentence

"we are ignoring the possibility of two men being the same height"

"we are ignoring the possibility of two men being of the same height"

I feel comfortable with both...should one be preferred over the other? why?

thank you
  

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this one should be preferred. "we are ignoring the possibility of two men being the same height"

  • this one should be preferred.
  • "we are ignoring the possibility of two men being the same height"
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this one should be preferred.

"we are ignoring the possibility of two men being the same height"

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