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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Which is correct?

"The never - ending struggle of being someone else"

"The never - ending struggle to be someone else"

  

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They're both "correct," but they mean different things. " This suggests that you are already acting as if you were somebody else... " This suggests that you are trying really hard to become (or act) like someone else, but you haven't yet achieved or realized it.

  • They're both "correct," but they mean different things.
  • " This suggests that you are already acting as if you were somebody else...
  • " This suggests that you are trying really hard to become (or act) like someone else, but you haven't yet achieved or realized it.
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They're both "correct," but they mean different things.

"The never-ending struggle of being someone else..." This suggests that you are already acting as if you were somebody else...

"The never-ending struggle to be someone else..." This suggests that you are trying really hard to become (or act) like someone else, but you haven't yet achieved or realized it.

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