has been

polap   Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:31 am GMT
It has been an amazing dog.
It was an amazing dog.

How are they different?
Guest   Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:29 am GMT
I would say it. For instance, "Over the past few years, it has been an amazing dog." If you said "It was an amazing dog.", that would mean that it died or ran away or something.
Guest   Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:22 pm GMT
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<<It has been an amazing dog. >>

Doesn't really work. I would never say this
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I think you'd normally say: 'It's been an amazing dog."
Marc   Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:30 pm GMT
That sentence sure sounds peculiar. It makes me laugh. But the question is about "has been", isn't it? So, why not just replace "dog" with "day", or something else?
Guest   Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:48 pm GMT
You might say this after a tasty meal consisting of dog that is no more.
polap   Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:10 pm GMT
<<You might say this after a tasty meal consisting of dog that is no more.>>

lol that's gross.
Is the expression acceptable if "dog" is replaced by something like "day"?


It has been a good day.

I was a good day.
Guest   Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:53 pm GMT
<<You might say this after a tasty meal consisting of dog that is no more.>

are you from Korea?
they take the expression ''hot dog'' to literally
LOL