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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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kicked vs being kicked

0I hate that guy. I really want to see him [kicked/being kicked].02br
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00Is there any difference?02br
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0 You're being more specific if you say 01i 01u 00being02u 00 kicked02i 00. 02br 00If you say just 01i 00kicked02i 00, you may mean that you want to observe the action of kicking, or you may mean that you'll be satisfied to see the after-effects, such as the black and blue marks, that are the evidence of his having been kicked. 05002br 02br 00CJ 010id1

— CalifJim

  • 0 You're being more specific if you say 01i 01u 00being02u 00 kicked02i 00.
  • 02br 00If you say just 01i 00kicked02i 00, you may mean that you want to observe the action of kicking, or you may mean that you'll be satisfied to see the after-effects, such as the black and blue marks, that are the evidence of his having been kicked.
  • 05002br 02br 00CJ 010id1
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0 You're being more specific if you say 01i01u00being02u00 kicked02i00. In that case you want to observe the action of kicking.02br
00If you say just 01i00kicked02i00, you may mean that you want to observe the action of kicking, or you may mean that you'll be satisfied to see the after-effects, such as the black and
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1i00 you may mean that you'll be satisfied to see the after-effects, such as the black and blue marks, that are the evidence of his having been kicked02i02br
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00This never crossed my mind. Interesting!0-
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