A: A wild dog?
B: I'm not being confusing on purpose. Their bites are nasty.
Why did B use 'being confusing'? What if B said like...
"I'm not confusing"
"I don't confuse"
then how would it be changed in mood or grammar?
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Sign up to join this communityA: A wild dog?
B: I'm not being confusing on purpose. Their bites are nasty.
Why did B use 'being confusing'? What if B said like...
"I'm not confusing"
"I don't confuse"
then how would it be changed in mood or grammar?
If you say that someone is confusing, then you are saying that is something about them - that they are always confusing, or tend to be confusing. If someone is being confusing, then it is only what they are doing at that point that is confusing.