Bebop7
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I found this example sentence using 'being' when I try to figure out the usage except indicating present progressive.
You can not expect them to sit still for that long, children being what they are.
My question is that 'being' in the sentence above have the same usage of 'behaving like' as this sentence, below?
At the Bataclan and at the cafes the Islamists killed young adults, out being European hedonists.
Another question is there is any nuance of meaning between these two. Thank you in advance.
I don't like you because you are a lazy person
I don't like you because you are being a lazy person.
You can not expect them to sit still for that long, children being what they are.
My question is that 'being' in the sentence above have the same usage of 'behaving like' as this sentence, below?
At the Bataclan and at the cafes the Islamists killed young adults, out being European hedonists.
Another question is there is any nuance of meaning between these two. Thank you in advance.
I don't like you because you are a lazy person
I don't like you because you are being a lazy person.