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learner12
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: Life is not about finding yourself. |
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Hello, teachers!!
George Bernard Shaw said: "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
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(1) "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
(2) "Life isn't finding yourself. Life is creating yourself."
(3) "Life isn't to find yourself. Life is to create yourself."
Are (2) and (3) correct English? If so, what is the difference among these (3)?
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buddhaheart
Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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There isn�t much different between (2) & (3); the only different is in grammatical form. The original sentence means life isn�t concerned with or having to do with finding yourself. Life is concerned with or having to do with creating yourself. |
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learner12
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Dear buddhaheart:
Thank you so much. I was able to eliminate the doubts about the quote.
Have a nice day!! |
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