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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Don't be being mean
1. Don't be mean.
2. Don't be being mean.
Q) Can I say #2 whose intended meaning is different from #1?
2. Don't be being mean.
Q) Can I say #2 whose intended meaning is different from #1?
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I think that in general we just don't use the second construction because of the proximity of be/being. "
- I think that in general we just don't use the second construction because of the proximity of be/being.
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I think that in general we just don't use the second construction because of the proximity of be/being. Much more common would be "stop being mean."
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