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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'awkward being' is not considered correct or grammatically correct in written English.
It is not used in this way and could be misinterpreted. For example, it would be incorrect to write: "The awkward being made the situation uncomfortable." Instead, it could be rephrased as: "The awkwardness of the situation made it uncomfortable."
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Although talking to the opposite sex at that age can be awkward, being turned upside down and tumbled together was always easy and titillating.
Mr Binding invests his hero with a spiky and irreverent sense of humour and a memorable voice: "It can be a bit awkward, being introduced to the widow of a man you've recently consigned to the Almighty.
Asked if it was awkward being lectured by Lieberman after blowing a defensive assignment, Alexander said: "I think those moments only come when you don't have a lot of respect for your coach.
They have a fair amount of sex with boyfriends and sort-of boyfriends, and the sex is often awkward — "awkward" being a word that these young women seem notably attuned to.
In that sense, a princess might have reinforced rather than challenged gender stereotypes in the 21st century — and a king is in some ways more likely to break those stereotypes: "It's awkward being a male royal because you can't be a traditional male leader — you are the figurehead of this very feminized institution," Ms. Chernock said.
You may feel awkward being this honest and open.
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