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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
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Way of being
" Down's Syndrome is not a disease. It's just a way of being. It's beautiful." I saw this as a comment in one of the YouTube videos about a child with Down's Syndrome being adopted by a single parent. What does the phrase "way of being" mean here? Does "way" mean the manner in which?Does "being" mean any living thing?Which sense of the preposition "of" is used here?
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Jigneshbharati It's just a way of being. ~ It's only one of the many ways that a person can live his/her life. being ~ living ~ existing way ~ manner ~ method (related to "how" — how you live your life) Compare: your way of thinking (how you think) my way of writing (how I write) her way of brushing her hair (how she brushes her hair) CJ
- Jigneshbharati It's just a way of being.
- ~ It's only one of the many ways that a person can live his/her life.
- being ~ living ~ existing way ~ manner ~ method (related to "how" — how you live your life) Compare: your way of thinking (how you think) my way of writing (how I write) her way of brushing her hair (how she brushes her hair) CJ
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JigneshbharatiIt's just a way of being.
~ It's only one of the many ways that a person can live his/her life.
being ~ living ~ existing
way ~ manner ~ method (related to "how" — how you live your life)
Compare:
your way of thinking (how you think)
my way of writing (how I write)
her way of brushing her hair (how she
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