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Wowenglish Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
to be/being
Is there a subtle difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. It is hard to be a firefighter.
2. It is hard being a firefighter.
1. It is hard to be a firefighter.
2. It is hard being a firefighter.
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I don't think so. I would tend to say 2.
- I don't think so.
- I would tend to say 2.
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Is there a subtle difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. It is hard to be a firefighter.
2. It is hard being a firefighter.
Both can be said by a firefighter who feels his job is difficult.
But #1 also sounds, to me, like it might be said by someone who wants to be a firefighter but who is finding i
1. It is hard to be a firefighter.
2. It is hard being a firefighter.
Both can be said by a firefighter who feels his job is difficult.
But #1 also sounds, to me, like it might be said by someone who wants to be a firefighter but who is finding i
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Hi, Clive. Can we reckon (that) the speaker of the second sentence works as a firefighter? I derive that meaning from that sentence when translating it literally.
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