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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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I'm being - I am

When it means act (= behave):

I'm serious!
I'm being serious!

What if I were always serious? It wouldn't make sense to use the second one even if I were in a situation when someone didn't believe a word I were saying. What do you think?
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I'm sarcastic!
I'm being sarcastic!

The same case as the ones above. What if I were always sarcastic?
_____________________________

Does the following sentence make sense? And what does it mean?

It wouldn't make sense even if I'm always sarcastic.
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You are comparing two completely different situations. " These are just examples. There are many other similar situations.

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  • " These are just examples.
  • There are many other similar situations.
  • " something like that.
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You are comparing two completely different situations.

In a situation where you're talking to someone and you want to be taken seriously, you say:"Hey, I'm being serious!" of if someone asks you:"Are you kidding me?" and you answer:"I'm serious!" These are just examples. There are many other similar situations.

And talking about one's characteristics, you would say:"I'm a serio
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