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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Difference between "funny" and "being funny"

0Could you tell me know what the semantic difference is between A and B below, please? For you information, I am Japanese. Thank you in advance.02br
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01font00 B: "He was being funny at the party."02font0-
  

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0 A: he was funny02br 00 B: he was attempting to be funny02br 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0 A: he was funny02br 00 B: he was attempting to be funny02br 0-
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0 A: he was funny02br
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0 I respectfully disagree, Mister Micawber. I believe both A and B mean exactly the same thing, "He was funny."0-
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0"is adj" indicates the state attitude or character of subject.02br
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00"is being adj" implies the subject intend to or pretend to perform the act / to be adj.0-
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0 Thank you for your inputs, but I am not sure yet .... It seems that "He was being funny." is something between "He was funny." and "He was trying to be funny." Am I correct, guy? Thanks. 0-
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