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what's the differnce?

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oriental
 
Reply Mon 19 Jun, 2006 09:35 pm
what's the difference when someone tells you this

i am nice to you.

with this

i am being nice to you.
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NickFun
 
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Reply Mon 19 Jun, 2006 09:56 pm
"I am nice to you" implies that it is something done all the time. "I am being nice to you" suggests just this one time.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Fri 23 Jun, 2006 12:26 pm
I'd be suspicious of anyone who called my attention to how "nice" he were being to me. I would assume that he wanted something from me.
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