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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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0 Could some one please explain to me the difference between the following: 02br
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00He's acting weird. 02br
00He's behaving weird. 02br
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00The matter has been resolved. 02br
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00The matter is resolved. 02br
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0No substantial differences, Guest. I would use the adverb, 'wierdly' if I were writing these sentences. As spoken English, 'he's acting wierd' is more natural than 'he's behaving wierd', but I suppose that the second would be acceptable if the first one is.

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  • 0No substantial differences, Guest.
  • I would use the adverb, 'wierdly' if I were writing these sentences.
  • As spoken English, 'he's acting wierd' is more natural than 'he's behaving wierd', but I suppose that the second would be acceptable if the first one is.
  • 02br 02br 00With regard to the resolutions, both again are essentially the same in most cases.
  • The first suggests that the process is complete; the second suggests the completed fact.
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0No substantial differences, Guest. I would use the adverb, 'wierdly' if I were writing these sentences. As spoken English, 'he's acting wierd' is more natural than 'he's behaving wierd', but I suppose that the second would be acceptable if the first one is. 02br
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00With regard to the resolutions, both again are essentially the same in most cases. The first suggests th
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