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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of being

Hi

Would you say that the use of being is natural here? (Looks like the case of a dangling modifier in every sentence.) 

I assume, today being a Sunday, you woke up late.
This being a Sunday today, let's forget about office work.
It being a Sunday that day, the plumber was off duty.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Would you say that the use of being is natural here? I think most natives would use a 'since' clause.

— Mister Micawber

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Mr. TomWould you say that the use of being is natural here?
I think most natives would use a 'since' clause.
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Mr. TomWould you say that the use of being is natural here?
It's OK, except "today" is redundant in the second one because of "this", which means "this day", which means "today". Write This being a Sunday, let's forget ....

That usage of being sounds more literary than conversational to my ear.

CJ
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