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Ty123 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Being there

Difference between: being there and living there.
  

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Some examples of usage - they are similar but are used in slightly different situations: "I know LA well. ) "I was at the original Woodstock. )

  • Some examples of usage - they are similar but are used in slightly different situations: "I know LA well.
  • ) "I was at the original Woodstock.
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Some examples of usage - they are similar but are used in slightly different situations:


"I know LA well. I was living there from 2001 to 2010." ("Being there" cannot be substituted for "living there" in this sentence.)


"I was at the original Woodstock. There's nothing like actually being there to really know what people are talking about when they talk about Woodstock

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ty123 Difference between: being there and living there.

You can be at the post office, but that doesn't mean you live there!

You can live in the suburbs, but at the same time you can be in a restaurant downtown having dinner.

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