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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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which is correct?

0Being an intern is more interesting than landscaping. Being an intern is more interesting than being a landscaper.02br
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00I'd like to know whether both sentences are correct. thanks a lot.0-
  

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0 Both are correct but the meaning is slightly different. In the first landscaping is something you do rather than having landscaping as a job. Perhaps you are an intern who has been landscaping his own garden over the weekend and is relieved to be back at work!

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Both are correct but the meaning is slightly different.
  • In the first landscaping is something you do rather than having landscaping as a job.
  • Perhaps you are an intern who has been landscaping his own garden over the weekend and is relieved to be back at work!
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0 Both are correct but the meaning is slightly different. In the first landscaping is something you do rather than having landscaping as a job. Perhaps you are an intern who has been landscaping his own garden over the weekend and is relieved to be back at work! 0-
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0Both are structurally fine, but I prefer the second: it is clearer. Others may prefer the first, as it offers more stylistic variety.02br
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00Or you could say, 01i01b00Interning02b00 is more interesting than01b00 landscaping02b02i00-- I like that best.0-
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0Oh hi, Nona-- time for me to knock off again already?0-
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0 No because I've got a huge stack of work to do and I'm just procrastinating by being here. 0-
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