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"I'm being serious" vs "I'm being tired"



 
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"I'm being serious" vs "I'm being tired" #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 18, 2008 14:26 pm   "I'm being serious" vs "I'm being tired"		  
what does it mean when we say:
I'm being serious.
I'm being tired.
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"I'm being serious" vs "I'm being tired" #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 18, 2008 14:41 pm   "I'm being serious" vs "I'm being tired"		  
Hi,

I wouldn't say: 'I'm being tired' but if you say: 'I'm being serious', it means 'I am behaving/speaking in a serious way - I am not joking.'

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