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Anglista2008 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Don't like to be / being

Howdy,

Here's a sentence from a TV series called "Battestar Galactica"
  • I don't like to be made a fool of.
I asked my native friend if another way of saying it is possible, namely:
  • I don't like being made a fool of.
He told me that both work fine, but I just want to make sure if they both mean the same.

Thanks

PS. Do we say "a TV series called..." or "the TV series called..."
  

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anglista2008 He told me that both work fine, but I just want to make sure if they both mean the same. He's right, and they do have the same meaning. " It doesn't matter.

— CalifJim

  • anglista2008 He told me that both work fine, but I just want to make sure if they both mean the same.
  • He's right, and they do have the same meaning.
  • " It doesn't matter.
  • With a you give the impression that you don't necessarily expect your listener to know which TV series you're talking about.
  • With a you believe you are giving your listener new information when you finally name the series.
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anglista2008He told me that both work fine, but I just want to make sure if they both mean the same.
He's right, and they do have the same meaning.
anglista2008Do we say "a TV series called..." or "the TV series called..."
It doesn't matter. With a you give the impression that you don't necessarily expect your listen
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