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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Couldn't ''being'' be used in place of ''as'' in ''as her neighbour...''?

1b01font01i00As02i02font02b00 01font00her neighbour, I can't say something else, otherwise she would give me a slap.02font02br
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00Couldn't 01i01b00being02b02i00 be used in place of 01b01i00as02i02b00 in above sentence?0-
  

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0 Yes, it's possible, but there's a very slight difference:02br 02br 00 As: emphasizes your 01b 00quality02b 00 as neighbor02br 00 Being: emphasize your 01b 00state of being 02b 00her neighbour. 02br 02br 00 Not sure if you get me. 0-

  • 0 Yes, it's possible, but there's a very slight difference:02br 02br 00 As: emphasizes your 01b 00quality02b 00 as neighbor02br 00 Being: emphasize your 01b 00state of being 02b 00her neighbour.
  • 02br 02br 00 Not sure if you get me.
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0 Yes, it's possible, but there's a very slight difference:02br
02br
00 As: emphasizes your 01b00quality02b00 as neighbor02br
00 Being: emphasize your 01b00state of being 02b00her neighbour. 02br
02br
00 Not sure if you get me. 0-

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