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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Is it living or life?

what's the difference?
note: living can be a noun
1. living thing/live thing
2. my life/my living
3. my living style/my life style(lifestyle)

thanks a bunch,
  

Top answer

living = the activity of living, or anything that we physically do life = the span of time through which we live. 1. living thing 2.

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  • living = the activity of living, or anything that we physically do life = the span of time through which we live.
  • 1.
  • living thing 2.
  • my life 3.
  • my lifestyle
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living = the activity of living, or anything that we physically do

life = the span of time through which we live.

1. living thing
2. my life
3. my lifestyle
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That's a good summary, Fluffy. One addition:

2. my living = my type of work/job: 'I make my living driving a taxi'.
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question: living thing=something that lives? and that is because the word living is not used as a noun but a verb progressive used as an adjective, but what's the real difference between live thing and living thing?
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To me 'a living thing' would be as opposed to a non-sentient thing: a cockroach is a living thing, but a cloakroom is not.

Meanwhile, 'a live thing' might work better in contrast to a dead one: 'don't worry-- that's a dead cockroach, not a live one'.
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