Thread: Usage of is been--- posted by ankurkalohia
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Old 18-Jul-2007, 17:21
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Default Re: Usage of is been--- posted by ankurkalohia
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Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
It's incorrect to me. I would just say 'is bothered', though 'is being bothered' could be used.
I think the culprit is a mispronunciation of 'being'; speakers of some languages have trouble distinguishing between /i:n/ and /i:ıŋ/.

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