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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Being in charge

Can someone tell me the difference between "man being in charge" and "men are in charge"? Ex." No offense, men being in charge hasn't ever done me ever good." Can we say are instead of "being"? Last question.. what is "in charge"? a noun or an adjective? Thank you
  

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Anonymous Last question.. what is "in charge"? a noun or an adjective?

— Anonymous

  • Anonymous Last question..
  • what is "in charge"?
  • a noun or an adjective?
  • in charge is an idiomatic phrase meaning in control/in command.
  • " Can we say are instead of "being"?
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AnonymousLast question.. what is "in charge"? a noun or an adjective?
in charge is an idiomatic phrase meaning in control/in command.
Anonymous Ex." No offense, men being in charge hasn't ever done me ever good." Can we say are instead of "being"?
Not really, not in this context.
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Anonymousman being in charge = man who is in charge.
I believe the intended phrase was "men being in charge", and the OP mistyped it in one place.

"men being in charge" does not mean "men who are in charge"; it refers to the state of affairs in which men are in charge.
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