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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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for being and for having been
Hi,
Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct.
Joe has won many awards for being a great actor. -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards.
Joe has won many awards for having been a great actor. -- now, I think this says that Joe isn't in the acting business, but has won many awards for his past work.
Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct.
Joe has won many awards for being a great actor. -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards.
Joe has won many awards for having been a great actor. -- now, I think this says that Joe isn't in the acting business, but has won many awards for his past work.
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Hi, Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct. Joe has won many awards for being a great actor. -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards.
- Hi, Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct.
- Joe has won many awards for being a great actor.
- -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards.
- Yes.
- Joe has won many awards for having been a great actor.
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Hi,
Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct.
Joe has won many awards for being a great actor. -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards. Yes.
Joe has won many awards for having been a great actor. -- now, I think this says that Joe isn't in the acting business, but has won many awards for his pas
Please take a look at this and please tell me if what I think is correct.
Joe has won many awards for being a great actor. -- the word "being" states what he is - a great actor, and that made him win many awards. Yes.
Joe has won many awards for having been a great actor. -- now, I think this says that Joe isn't in the acting business, but has won many awards for his pas
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Hi, thank you.
How would the situation change if I made them past tenses?
Joe won many awards for being a great actor. -- to me, it says that for sure, he was a great actor when he won many awards but cannot logically assume that he still does great acting.
Joe won many awards for having been a great actor -- now, to me, it shifts the point of reference to the time of w
How would the situation change if I made them past tenses?
Joe won many awards for being a great actor. -- to me, it says that for sure, he was a great actor when he won many awards but cannot logically assume that he still does great acting.
Joe won many awards for having been a great actor -- now, to me, it shifts the point of reference to the time of w
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Hi,
How would the situation change if I made them past tenses?
Joe won many awards for being a great actor. -- to me, it says that for sure, he was a great actor when he won many awards but cannot logically assume that he still does great acting. True. He might even be dead now.
Joe won many awards for having been a great actor -- now, to me, it shifts the point of refe
How would the situation change if I made them past tenses?
Joe won many awards for being a great actor. -- to me, it says that for sure, he was a great actor when he won many awards but cannot logically assume that he still does great acting. True. He might even be dead now.
Joe won many awards for having been a great actor -- now, to me, it shifts the point of refe
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