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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The difference being is that/ the difference being that...
The difference being is that...
The difference being that...
I assumed the former was incorrect until I found 17 results in GB (Google Books).
So how does it differ in meaning and can someone please explain the grammar and why we have two verbs to be!
The difference being that...
I assumed the former was incorrect until I found 17 results in GB (Google Books).
So how does it differ in meaning and can someone please explain the grammar and why we have two verbs to be!
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The difference being is that... Not correct. The difference being that...
- The difference being is that...
- Not correct.
- The difference being that...
- Not correct as a main clause, but sometimes useful as a subordinate clause, thus: A leopard is not a tiger, the difference being that a leopard cannot drink whiskey through a straw, and a tiger cannot operate a washing machine without assistance.
- CJ
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The difference being is that... Not correct.
The difference being that... Not correct as a main clause, but sometimes useful as a subordinate clause, thus:
A leopard is not a tiger, the difference being that a leopard cannot drink whiskey through a straw, and a tiger cannot operate a washing machine without assistance.
CJ
The difference being that... Not correct as a main clause, but sometimes useful as a subordinate clause, thus:
A leopard is not a tiger, the difference being that a leopard cannot drink whiskey through a straw, and a tiger cannot operate a washing machine without assistance.
CJ
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I was truly hoping that was the answer. Oh, how GB can mislead! Thanks.
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